Question

Which of the following best describes how Branch Rickey and Jackie Robinson affected American culture?

A) They were the first African American players in Major League Baseball.

B) Their efforts led to the integration of US public schools.

C) They showed the country that integration could be successful.

D) Their actions led to the segregation in most American sports.

Answer 1

The correct answer is C) They showed the country that integration could be successful.

Letter A is incorrect because Jackie Robinson was an African American baseball player but Branch Rickey was a white man who owned the Brookyln Dodgers.

Letter B is incorrect because the Supreme Court Case Brown vs. Board of Education led to the integration of US public schools.

Letter D is incorrect because the people described in the question actually led to the integration of black athletes into Major Leage Baseball.

This shows why C can be the only correct answer.

Answer 2

Their efforts led to the integration of US public schools best describes how Branch Rickey and Jackie Robinson affected American culture.