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Discrimination In Remember The Titans

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A dominate view in the film is discrimination against black people in the community and in sports. There has always been discrimination in sports, as state in an article, “Jackie Robinson led the entire nation in rushing yards per attempt, averaging a staggering 12 yards per carry. At the close of his UCLA career in 1941, Robinson participated in the annual All-Star Game, which pitted the nation’s best college players against the NFL’s strongest team.” Jackie Robinson the first African American to play in Major League Baseball was also a strong a player of football. He played in the All-Star Game and went against profession team and still was able to hold his own, but the NFL also had its racial law and didn’t allow him to player and his name was never called in the draft list. …show more content…

An Article written by Nathan Warden he brushes on the idea that there are racial injustices in the NFL. He states that, “The majority of white tight ends are primarily blockers who can also catch. The majority of black tight ends are converted receivers who are rarely ever used for blocking, but offer an athletic mismatch against linebackers.” The NFL is purposely giving black people certain position while white people are getting other. Blocking position are the most demanding since they require the person to take a blow to protect the individual that has the ball. Just as in the movie Remember the Titans racial injustices existed in the past and they continue to exist in the

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