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#jackierobinson

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Coach Pāṇini ®

#JackieRobinson became increasingly critical of the Republican Party as it shifted rightward in the 1960s, especially with the rise of Barry Goldwater and the adoption of the “Southern strategy.”

Robinson called Goldwater’s nomination “unconscionable” and warning that the GOP risked becoming “for white men only”.

Robinson’s disappointment deepened as the party continued to ignore Black concerns, leading him to publicly denounce the GOP’s direction and refuse to support Richard Nixon in 1968.

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Karen E. Lund 💙💛

This is the webpage on Jackie Robinson that was removed and then restored by the Department of Defense. I tried to pick out a snippet to quote but, honestly, it's just ALL good.

Sports Heroes Who Served: Baseball Great Jackie Robinson Was WWII Soldier
Feb. 9, 2021 | By David Vergun, DOD News

#JackieRobinson #MLB #Baseball #BrooklynDodgers #42

defense.gov/News/Feature-Stori

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John Autry

April 15, 1947 - Jackie Roosevelt Robinson became the first African American to play in a major league baseball game in the 20th century. His stepping onto Ebbets Field in a Brooklyn Dodgers uniform broke the “color line,” the segregation of professional teams.

The International League in 1887 began a wave of League-wide black exclusion, and it had been complete since 1899, when Bill Galloway became the last African-American player in white organized ball (Woodstock, Ontario).

Though hitless in three at-bats, Robinson started at first base, and the Dodgers beat the Boston Braves that day, 5-3.

"Jackie, we've got no army. There's virtually nobody on our side. No owners, no umpires, very few newspapermen. And I'm afraid that many fans will be hostile. We'll be in a tough position. We can win only if we can convince the world that I'm doing this because you're a great ballplayer, a fine gentleman."

"There was never a man in the game who could put mind and muscle together quicker and with better judgment than (Jackie) Robinson."
-Branch Rickey

Jackie Robinson
#JackieRobinson
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Six Grandfathers Mountain

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"...Black, Latino, and women service members were suddenly erased, from Sgt. William Carney, the first Black American to earn a #MedalofHonor during the #CivilWar... #JackieRobinson, World War II #TuskegeeAirmen, a decorated #JapaneseAmerican unit while Americans of Japanese descent were interned, and the famous #NavajoCodeTalkers, most of the erasure remains"

Erasure of history will eventually ask you to add it back, what a waste of life

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americ
(disease killed too)

United States 110,000+ KIA or DOW (died of wounds) 230,000+ died from accidents or disease 25,000–30,000 died in Confederate prisons 365,000+ total dead 282,000+ wounded 181,193 captured 828,000+ total casualties Confederate States 94,000+ KIA or DOW 164,000+ died from accidents or disease 26,000–31,000 died in Union prisons 290,000+ total dead 137,000+ wounded 436,658 captured 864,000+ total casualties Non Military 50,000 free civilians died 60,000 documented enslaved persons, "tens of thousands" of undocumented died from disease TOTAL (all) 616,222–1,000,000+
A star and bones X flag that is orange and brings back bad memories
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nomotime

Historical Figures Cut From Military Websites While Others Are Restored Following #DEI #Ban

Some pages about figures like #JackieRobinson the #TuskegeeAirmen the Navajo #CodeTalkers and Desert Storm-era Gen. #ColinPowell have been restored following public #outrage But many remain down and have not been restored.

nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/histor

NBC News · Historic figures cut from military websites while others are restored following ‘DEI’ banBy Curtis Bunn
#wypipo#ErasingHistory#OutCry
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MikeDunnAuthor

Today in Labor History March 21, 1946: The Los Angeles Rams signed Kenny Washington, the first professional African American football player in the U.S. since 1933. His father played baseball in the negro leagues. His uncle was the first black lieutenant in the LAPD. In college, he played both baseball and football. He was a teammate of Jackie Robinson’s at UCLA. Many people thought he was a better baseball player than Robinson. Leo Durocher supposedly offered him a contract to play major league baseball, but only if he played in Puerto Rico first, which Washington refused to do.

Washington in 1938. in a suit and tie, smiling By Los Angeles Daily News - https://digital.library.ucla.edu/catalog/ark:/13030/hb4779n9b3, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=115312765
#workingclass#LaborHistory#nfl
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Marcus Adams

Headline: Jackie Robinson’s Army career wiped from military website in #DEI purge

Subtitle: At least one website about Robinson, who trained as an officer and was assigned to a tank regiment during World War II, was reinstated Wednesday afternoon.

Source: nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/jackie

NBC News · Jackie Robinson military history webpage removed by Department of Defense amid DEI overhaulBy Curtis Bunn
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Ben Royce 🇺🇦

So the 4chan trolls #MAGA sadists have put in charge of the #DoD website have gone after #JackieRobinson

People with more than 2 braincells knew attacking #DEI was just a stand in for simple #racism all along

So now what. Now that #bigots are just openly bigots and no one with even 1 braincell can deny it without being laughed at, now what

We just let our honored heroes be pissed on by MAGA turds and we shrug? Forget about it? Accept it?

This country is a fucking joke

domdada. @1adydada. 56s "he's not racist he's just trying to fix the government" Pop Base @PopBase. 37m A page dedicated to Jackie Robinson's military career has been removed from the Department of Defense website. The dead URL now says 'DEI.' B U.S. Department of Defense Made 404 - Page Not Found The page you are looking for might have been moved, renamed, or may be temporarily unavailable. Use our help center, browse our sitemap, or return to the homepage. 17 https://www.defense.gov/News/Feature-Stories/ Story/Article/2490361/deisports-heroes-who- served-baseball-great-jackie-robinson-was- wwii-soldier/ ili 5 1
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Karen E. Lund 💙💛

@GottaLaff This is the webpage on Jackie Robinson that was removed and then restored. I tried to pick out a snippet to quote but, honestly, it's just ALL good.

Please visit the page, then share widely.

Sports Heroes Who Served: Baseball Great Jackie Robinson Was WWII Soldier
Feb. 9, 2021 | By David Vergun, DOD News

#JackieRobinson #MLB #Baseball #BrooklynDodgers #42 #April15

defense.gov/News/Feature-Stori

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