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Who was the Detroit Tiger, baseball's first Jewish superstar, that first came to the plate on January 1, 1911?

A) Ty Cobb
B) Hank Greenberg
C) Al Kaline
D) Lou Whitaker

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Final answer:

Hank Greenberg is the Jewish baseball superstar who played for the Detroit Tigers, making his MLB debut in 1930, not on January 1, 1911. Also, Billy Sunday was the baseball player who turned evangelist in the 1920s.

Step-by-step explanation:

The student's question mistakenly implies a Detroit Tiger player known as baseball's first Jewish superstar debuted on January 1, 1911. However, Hank Greenberg is the correct answer among the options provided. Hank Greenberg was the Detroit Tigers' first Jewish superstar, but he did not debut on that date. His debut came later, during the MLB season of 1930. The date January 1, 1911, does not align with typical baseball seasons and likely is a typographical error.

Moreover, in answer to the additional historical query provided, Billy Sunday was the professional baseball player who later became an influential evangelist during the 1920s. As for the platform of the Second Ku Klux Klan, they advocated for white supremacy, anti-immigration, Prohibition, nativism, and anti-Catholicism, engaging in activities such as parades, rallies, and violent acts like lynching to promote their platform.

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