Choose the correct phrase to complete the sentence.Branch Rickey selected Jackie Robinson as the player to desegregate baseball because he was

Branch Rickey wanted Jackie Robinson to endure racist abuse without responding with violence, while showing strength and dignity. Robinson’s self-control helped him challenge segregation and prove that Black players belonged in Major League Baseball. This matches the phrase “known as a strong man who would handle racism with dignity.”

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