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One fact you might not know about #JackieRobinson: he was a Republican. Millions of Blacks were also Republicans at the time. Robinson even endorsed Nixon in the election of 1960. But by 1968, Robinson was done with the GOP.
https://theconversation.com/jackie-robinson-was-a-republican-until-the-gop-became-the-white-mans-party-181014
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https://theconversation.com/jackie-robinson-was-a-republican-until-the-gop-became-the-white-mans-party-181014
#JackieRobinsonDay #Baseball #History #Histodons @histodons #BlackMastodon
Jackie Robinson was a Republican until the GOP became the ‘white man’s party’
Like millions of other Blacks during the first half of the 20th Century, legendary baseball player Jackie Robinson was a republican. That changed when the GOP opposed voting rights for Blacks.The Conversation
