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Is Caitlin Clark the Jackie Robinson of the WNBA?

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Oct 04, 2024
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There are certain moments in sports history that expose the underlying prejudices of society in a way that few other arenas can. Jackie Robinson’s debut in Major League Baseball in 1947 was such a moment. The savage hostility he faced—the death threats, racial epithets, and physical attacks—wasn’t just about keeping a black man off the baseball diamond;…

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