During the mid 1930s through the mid 1940s two African American athletes helped change the world of sports (Jesse Owens and Jackie Robinson). Both of them fought and ignore the segregation, racism discrimination, and criticism during the game; they just played the sport like nothing happen. Not to mention, Robinson was the first African American player to play in the major league since Moses Fleetwood Walker in 1884, and Jesse Owens was the first African American to win multiple medals (4 gold) won the Olympics in Germany 1936. Another noticeable man in the game of sports was Bill Russell, who was the first African American to win an NBA title in the year of 1968. All of these men helped bring inspiration to the African American society. In today’s sports society there are 70% of African Americans in the NFL and 75% in the
During the mid 1930s through the mid 1940s two African American athletes helped change the world of sports (Jesse Owens and Jackie Robinson). Both of them fought and ignore the segregation, racism discrimination, and criticism during the game; they just played the sport like nothing happen. Not to mention, Robinson was the first African American player to play in the major league since Moses Fleetwood Walker in 1884, and Jesse Owens was the first African American to win multiple medals (4 gold) won the Olympics in Germany 1936. Another noticeable man in the game of sports was Bill Russell, who was the first African American to win an NBA title in the year of 1968. All of these men helped bring inspiration to the African American society. In today’s sports society there are 70% of African Americans in the NFL and 75% in the