Sentences with phrase «color barrier when»

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When people hear the name Earl Woods, many immediately think of Tiger and some also think of Earl's breaking the color barrier as a college catcher, but I think of him as Lieutenant Colonel Woods, U.S. Army, a decorated Green Beret who commanded men in Vietnam and served his country.

In the summer of 1947, 11 weeks after Jackie Robinson suited up for the Brooklyn Dodgers and broke the major league color barrier, a 23 - year - old black ballplayer named Larry Doby began a big league career of his own when he pinch - hit for the Indians.

She also recalled that Barber was the Dodger announcer in 1947 when Jackie Robinson joined the team and broke major league baseball's color barrier.

When cupid's arrow strikes, considerations for the color of the skin are thrown out of the window for love knows no barriers; it does not discriminate.

This matters because you'll come across plenty of red and white barriers in the early levels that can only be crossed when your ship is the correct color.

When asked what prevented them from getting checked for cervical cancer, women of color cited cost, time, and distance were barriers to care.