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The idea of Football being America's pastime is false. The misconception of how baseball has affected American history and helped Americans From the Civil War to Civil Rights and all points in between and beyond, the game of baseball supports and reflects many aspects of American life. Baseball is America's pastime because of the effects it had in the Civil War, civil rights, The world wars as well as the great depression. Baseball has also helped foreign economies such as the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, and Puerto Rico. The impact that baseball had on civil rights was so great it was a turning point in the history of all sports.
A game called 'baseball' had developed in England by the early 18th century, and it continued to be called 'baseball' until after 1800. In 1846, the Knickerbockers played the first official game of baseball against a team of cricket players, beginning a new, uniquely American tradition. which is credited as the first official game of baseball. The impact of their efforts continues to be felt today. The Cincinnati Baseball Club, also known as the Cincinnati Red Stockings, was the first known openly professional team in 1869 and played its first game against an opposing club on May 4, 1869. This started the professional baseball trend which has been a key contributor to American history. The first intercollegiate baseball game took place in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, on July 1, 1859, between Amherst College and Williams College. The creation of the game of baseball as well as its becoming a professional, And collegiate sport started trends that still to this day have impacts on Americans. Without those historical events the color barrier wouldn't have been broken when it was, one of America's first professional sports Americans started to go out and watch in their spare time. Baseball wouldn't have been able to help the economy get out of the great depression. The game of baseball wouldn't have been able to help people during WW1, or WW2 be able to focus on something other than the war.
The desegregation of baseball foreshadowed other landmark achievements of the Civil Rights movement. On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson at the age of 28 years old stepped onto Ebbets Field in Brooklyn to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers while doing so Jackie broke the color barrier of a sport that had been segregated for 50 years. When Jackie joined Brooklyn he not only paved the way for others to follow but helped set a president for everyone. If a professional sports team can begin changing their ways, what's stopping others from trying? Hank Aaron was the first Black star of a professional team in the South when the Braves left Milwaukee for Atlanta in 1966, and his dignity in the face of relentless abuse during his pursuit of Babe Ruth's home run record paved the way for greater racial tolerance. Aaron was a longtime supporter of civil rights organizations such as the NAACP. He co-founded with his wife, the Hank Aaron Chasing the Dream Foundation to help children develop their potential. Hank Aaron and Jackie Robinson were not only some of the greatest baseball players of all time but most importantly they helped pave the way for Black baseball players to chase their dreams. In doing so they helped not only the game of baseball but all other sports and activities that segregated preventing blacks from chasing their dreams.
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