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Originally posted by JML
I think you are confusing Ruth's dominance with Aaron approaching, and breaking, his record. Yes, there were a lot of racists who didn't want to see a black man break Ruth's record, but if you are implying that there was some conspiracy to keep blacks from showing up Ruth, then I, too, am completely ****ing speechless.
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Why is this so far fetched. Do you believe people actually thought blacks were equal to whites in 1920 muchless today? Do you think these same people who did not believe blacks could drink at their water fountains or use their bathrooms or even ride on the front of the bus could actually live with knowing that these people that were beneath them, were actually better than them? Why is that so out of this world?
Fear kept baseball segregated. Fear that someone that was not even worthy of a front seat on a bus could actually beat them at their own game. This wasn't just praciticed in baseball. things like this happened accross America, folks. Believe it or not, there were a larege group of white people that did not want to see blacks succeed at anything. I'm not sure, but I think that's how Civil Rights came about. . .
