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Importance of visibly fighting back against racism in sport
JAMES NALTON discusses how Vinicius Junior has become a regular target for racial abuse in Spain, during games and in their aftermath as figures within the sport try to excuse it
Vinicius Junior breaks down in tears during a press conference after a training session of the Brazil team ahead of a friendly match against Spain, March 25, 2024, in Valdebebas, Madrid, Spain
WHEN Jackie Robinson joined the Brooklyn Dodgers of Major League Baseball, the team’s president and general manager, Branch Rickey, was concerned as to how his new signing would respond to racist abuse.
Robinson had a history of fighting back.
While in the military he was recommended to be court-martialled for refusing to move to the back of a bus by a driver who enforced racial segregation even on an unsegregated army bus, and for subsequent confrontations with military police related to that incident.
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