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Originally Posted by Syd Thrift
There weren’t any Asian players in the league in 1946 either and without black integration we never would have had that, nor would we have had the vast majority of Latino players (where light-skinned players such as Dolph Luque could technically play but there were still a lot of folks who were banned and forced to play in the NeL).
If 1947 was an inevitability, why did it take until 1947? Why did it take the Red Sox and Cardinals until almost 1960? Why did a similarly segregated sport - golf - still play major tournaments at whites-only courses into the 1990s? I think it’s silly and reductive to just say “oh well you know the owners and fanbases were like essentially nice people, they totally would have just integrated on their own”. No, it had to actually start somewhere and some time and frankly that season is a great dividing line.
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Why did it take until 1947? There wasn't a player good enough, who was willing enough to put up with the racism and not react like any reasonable person would. Not until Jackie Robinson came along, though there were other choices.
Why did golf wait? Cause a black man wasn't the GOAT of golfers and they kinda had no choice but admit him or face the backlash from society.
This has to be the most inane post you've ever made and made some dandy ones.