What would be different in our world if Jackie Robinson never existed?

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People would know who Larry Doby is. He started in the majors just 3 months after Jackie Robinson.

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Vincent Lau
Vincent Lau commented
like about the colour barrier and the segrations
PJ Stein
PJ Stein commented
The color barrier would have still been broken, just a little later. Larry Doby crossed it 3 months after Robinson. The time had come. Mr. Doby actually accomplished a lot in his career.

On July 5, 1947, center fielder Larry Doby became the first African-American to play for the Cleveland Indians. He was also the first black player to go directly from the Negro Leagues to MLB. “I got a lot of resentment from a lot of teammates,” Doby said. “But after a period of time they got an opportunity to judge me for who I was and not the color of my skin.” He also stated, “I think that’s one of the biggest things that happened in baseball, that we were able to integrate and judge for ourselves what kind of character these people had.”
Doby was the second African-American baseball player to break the color line and play in MLB. He was a true pioneer who also went on to join the Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers. However, by 1960 Doby had sustained several debilitating injuries and the White Sox released him. After failing a medical test with the Toronto Maple Leafs thanks to a badly injured ankle, Doby went on to become the third American to play in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball league when he signed for the Chunichi Dragons in 1962. Then in 1978 he became the manager of the White Sox, making him the second African-American manager in MLB history.
Vincent Lau
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thank you

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