Why was satchel paige important to the fight for social equality for african american

Satchel Paige was important in the fight for social equality because he helped to overcome racial barriers in professional sports.

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Satchel Paige was an a baseball pitcher who played for the American Negro league where he drew extensive, record crowds and also a Major League Baseball pitcher when he joined the Cleveland Indians in 1948. He is important to the fight for social equality because he helped to break down racial barriers in professional sports like baseball. He played in many different leagues and exhibition games that even took him to Caribbean countries like the Dominican Republic and he played for a time in Cuba and Mexico. He was 42 years old and already very accomplished when he joined the Cleveland Indians.

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