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KatRina [158]
3 years ago
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He had never forgotten the agony of that black athlete. When he became a front-office executive in St. Louis, he had fought, beh

ind the scenes, against the custom that consigned black spectators to the Jim Crow section of the Sportsman's Park, later to become Busch Memorial Stadium. His pleas to change the rules were in vain. Those in power argued that if blacks were allowed a free choice of seating, white business would suffer.
Which statement best summarizes this excerpt?
English
2 answers:
sweet-ann [11.9K]3 years ago
4 0

Answer:B

Explanation:his is an excerpt from Jackie Robinson's autobiography (1919-1972) and he mentions Branch Rickey here. The " he" ,underlined in the excerpt, refers to him. Branch Rickey was the first basketball businessman to break the colour barrier in the world of basketball. In 1945, he had brought a black player , Jackie Robinson, to take part in the mayor leagues. St. Louis was the club Rickey could head at the time. When he was the head, he fought against the habit that made black people sit in " colour" sectors. They sat in different places from

Fittoniya [83]3 years ago
3 0

<em>When </em><u><em>he </em></u><em>became a front-office executive in St. Louis, </em><u><em>he</em></u><em> had fought, behind the scenes, against the custom that consigned black spectators to the Jim Crow section of the Sportsman's Park, later to become Busch Memorial Stadium  </em>This is the statement that best summarizes the excerpt.

This is an excerpt from Jackie Robinson's autobiography (1919-1972) and he mentions Branch Rickey here. The " he" ,underlined in the excerpt, refers to him. Branch Rickey was the first basketball businessman to break the colour barrier in the world of basketball. In 1945, he had brought a black player , Jackie Robinson, to take part in the mayor leagues. St. Louis was the club Rickey could head at the time. When he was the head, he fought against the habit that made black people sit in " colour" sectors. They sat in different places from white people.

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