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Question 38 • United States History and Geography

Branch Rickey was

Answer
A
a white baseball player who defended segregation in the sport.
B
a white general manager who opposed segregation in baseball.
C
an African American who organized baseball’s first Negro league.
D
an accomplished African American athlete and baseball team owner.

Explanation

Branch Rickey was a white baseball executive and general manager who opposed racial segregation in baseball. He helped break the major leagues’ color barrier by signing Jackie Robinson to the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1945. Therefore, the correct choice is “a white general manager who opposed segregation in baseball.”

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