Hank Aaron vocabulary – Flashcards
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courage
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strength in overcoming fear
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bravery
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bold defiance of fear
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obstacle
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something that stands in the way of progress
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bigot
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someone who treats members of another group with hatred
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hero
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someone admired for achievements and qualities
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segregate
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separate
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desegregate
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to end segregation
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integrate
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to unite, or desegregate
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racism
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discrimination based on race
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interracial
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involving different races
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Sally League
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minor league in the South
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rookie
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an athlete in the first year
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stereotype
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an idea about a person or group that may be untrue or partly untrue
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barnstorm
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travel the country to entertain
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homerun
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a hit in which the batter circles the bases to score a run
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jim crow
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laws prohibiting certain rights for blacks in the South
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minor league
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players hope to play well enough to go to the major league
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Negro League
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black ballplayers played because they were banned from the major league
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protagonist
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the main character of a story
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antagonist
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the enemy of the protagonist
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civil rights
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basic social, economic, human rights
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Hank Aaron
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homerun champion, great baseball player, civil rights pioneer
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Jackie Robinson
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broke "color line" by desegregating Major League Baseball
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Babe Ruth
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hit 714 homeruns, a record that seemed "unbreakable" before Aaron
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Braves
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moved to Atlanta from Milwaukee in 1965
