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The Puerto Rican who didn't wait on the bus

Roberto Clemente faced Jim Crow segregation during spring training and refused to stay waiting on the bus while white teammates ate.

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  • MLB places Clemente under Jim Crow laws in Fort Myers during Pirates spring training.
  • The sources describe Black players, including Clemente, being unable to stay or eat with white teammates.
  • SABR and the Baseball Hall of Fame connect that resistance to his Black, Puerto Rican, and Latino identity.
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MLB: Roberto Clemente Day / Jim Crow Fort Myers contextSABR: Roberto Clemente and the Latino Ballplayer ExperienceBaseball Hall of Fame: Clemente, MLK and civil rightsPBS American Experience: Roberto ClementeLocal source packet: The Puerto Rican who didn't wait on the busYouTube Short
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