Read the excerpt from jackie robinson’s letter to president eisenhower. When you said we must have self-respect, i wondered how
we could have self-respect and remain patient considering the treatment accorded to us through the years. This excerpt contains an historical allusion to.
This is a historical allusion to the horrible, discriminatory treatment that African Americans have experienced over the years.
Explanation:
A few examples you could use:
Segregation
Literacy tests + voting rights
Jim Crow Laws
Slavery
Jackie Robinson is saying that it is hard to have self respect when a country has done nothing to support you and has basically turned their back on your struggles and has enabled them.
