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By: John Lynn and Jarrod Bahr

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Courage and Leadership to be the first African American MLB player.

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Jackie Robinson found success as a baseball player and leader.

"Robinson lit the torch and passed it on to several generations of African-American athletes", says Larry Schwartz, a sports history analyst for ESPN.

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Racism can affect every part of your life and by being a leader can spark new ideas and change everything.

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He was chosen from the all black league as an experiment.

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It takes a lot of mental toughness in order to lead a group.