Racism in Professional Baseball: Jackie Robinson Breaks The Color Barrier .
This paper is focused on racism in sports and specifically Jackie Robinson's breaking of the color barrier in baseball. It examines the history of racism and segregation in professional baseball from the mid-1800s up to integration in the late 1940s. Further, it discusses Robinson's contribution to the reduction of institutionalized racism in professional sports. 5 pgs. Bibliography lists 3 sources.