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杰克·罗斯福·罗宾森，昵称杰基·罗宾森是美国职棒大联盟现代史上第一位非裔美国人球员，在1947年4月15日罗宾森穿着42号球衣以先发一垒手的身分代表布鲁克林道奇队上场比赛之前，黑人球员只被允许在黑人联盟打球。
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Jackie Robinson
Negro Leagues
David Faulkner
Birmingham
Some observers said that Jackie Robinson was not the best player in the Negro Leagues. Others said that he was chosen for his communications skills and educational level and because he was an established sports star.
David Faulkner wrote a book about Robinson's life. It is called "Great Time Coming: The Life of Jackie Robinson from Baseball to Birmingham." In it, he talks about the end of racial divisions in baseball.
"For many years, there had been an active campaign against segregated baseball led by Negro newspaper editors and, strangely enough, by the Communist party, which from the mid 1930s on, had actively campaigned against segregated baseball. There were a number of pending bills in different legislatures challenging fair employment practices. By 1945, there was a lot of heat in a lot of different areas -- professional baseball was certainly feeling that. Robinson in a sense was the right person at the right time."一些观察者说Jackie不是黑人联盟中最好的运动员。另一些人说他之所以被选上的原因是因为他的沟通能力和教育水平，还有就是他已经是一个运动明星。David Faulkner 写了一本关于Jackie生活的书--”伟大时代的来临：Jackie Robinson的生命从棒球到伯明翰“ 在书里面，他讲到了棒球界里最后的种族划分。
很多年来，黑人报纸编辑，还有更奇怪的是20世纪30年代中的共产党主导着这一场分离的棒球战役，这里还有着一堆悬而未决的账在不同的立法机构挑战着公平的雇佣惯例。 在1945年，在不同的地区有着许多热议--专业的棒球运动员真切感受到Robinson在某种意义上正是这个时代那个对的人。
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发表于 2016-8-2 13:28:20