Introduction
Throughout history there has been many different times where african americans have had issues competing in numerous sports. the issuse ranged from sepreate leages for blacks to not even allowing blacks in the sport. some od the biggest topic where jackie robinson, ernie davis, and many other big names.
in history blacks have had to fight extreamly hard to have equal rights as whites. this lead to the civil rights movement and athletes had big roles in breaking barriers in sports, as well as social barriers.
Task
the task for the students to complete is to write a 400 word essay over the civil rights movement in the context of sports.
resoure sites are http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/jackie-robinson and http://espn.go.com/classic/biography/s/davis_ernie.html
these sights goes over jackie robinsons life and all the stuggle he went through to become the first ever black player to play professional baseball. this was an amazing acomplishment and he helped pave a way for countless others to follow in his footsteps. the other site goes over the life of ernie davis and his stuggles with rascim in college football. he went through many things on his joureny to becoming the first black to ever win the hiesman trophy.
please read the articles to further inform yourself on these topic.
next watch the video on jackie robinson. and look at the related links on ernie davis
then go to the speeches tab to listen to one of jackie robinsons famouss speeches.
Process
decide which athlete you would take the shoes of and how you would deal with the racism that happened to them on a daily basis.
what would be the hardest thing that you would have to deal with.
how would you feel having all the preasure that the athlete you choose had
is there anythig diffrent you would do if you were in thier shoes.
Evaluation
Conclusion
in conclusion, you should now have a better view on race in sports. you were able to look closely at two specific athletes and their careers. you were able to see their stuggles with racsim in their respected sporst, and their impact on the civil rights movemewnt.
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Derrick Hurt