In 1947 a black man named Jackie Robinson took the field for the Brooklyn Dodgers, ending segregation in Major League Baseball. Dodgers president Branch Rickey chose their first black player carefully – someone who could put up with racial abuse; ‘with guts enough not to fight back’. Robinson didn’t disappoint, stoically withstanding the taunts and winning respect.
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Nyunggai Warren Mundine is Managing Director of Nyungga Black Group.
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