PWSox87 Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 I am writing a research paper on the history of race in the white sox franchise, comparing it to the larger trends of baseball and the United States as a whole. If anyone has any information, or knows of good research tools to help me find stuff like: first black player, first hispanic player, fan reactions, player experiences, etc. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 IIRC they actually signed the second African American player in the AL, and were the first organization to have a minority both as a manager and general manager at the sametime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 They had Larry Doby as their manager in 1978. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanOfCorn Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Ozzie is the first Venezuelan manager in the league. Not sure about the rest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamTell Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 According to emailers, Ozzie plays Latino's only. That's affirmative action right there, haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RME JICO Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 QUOTE(WilliamTell @ Apr 7, 2008 -> 01:11 PM) According to emailers, Ozzie plays Latino's only. That's affirmative action right there, haha. Aren't they the majority though? That would make it discrimination. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamTell Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 The Sox have 16 Caucasians, 8 Latinos, and 1 African. So it probably depends whether you want to count all of baseball, or even go broader and count the country in regards of affirmative action. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 The Sox actually had a chance to sign Jackie Robinson several years before the Dodgers did, but passed on the opportunity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Dye Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 QUOTE (WilliamTell @ Apr 7, 2008 -> 01:11 PM) According to emailers, Ozzie plays Latino's only. That's affirmative action right there, haha. Hilarious how the mike north types complained that Alexei was playing over Brian Anderson, when in truth they both should have been sitting in favor of the equal-opportunity-named "Carlos Quentin." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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