Jackie Robinson (1 Viewer)

[Raider Nation]

Was Jackie Robinson's MLB debut more about a color barrier or an ethnicity barrier.

IOW, would a Japanese player have been MORE accepted than Jackie back then?

 

[The Man With No Name]

There were Chinese, Mexican, Italian, Spanish, Venezuelan, Cuban players before Robinson.

http://www.baseball-almanac.com/firsts/first13.shtml

 

[Raider Nation]

There were Chinese, Mexican, Italian, Spanish, Venezuelan, Cuban players before Robinson.

That answers that then.

 

[comfortably numb]

There is no such thing as a stupid question...

Just stupid people that ask questions

 

[Raider Nation]

There is no such thing as a stupid question...

Just stupid people that WHO ask questions

hth