{"id":987081,"date":"2021-06-20T09:56:16","date_gmt":"2021-06-20T14:56:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/?p=987081"},"modified":"2021-06-21T09:49:03","modified_gmt":"2021-06-21T14:49:03","slug":"jordan-brand-baseball-air-jordan-10-cleat-pe-juneteenth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/jordan-brand-baseball-air-jordan-10-cleat-pe-juneteenth\/","title":{"rendered":"This Air Jordan 10 Cleat PE “Juneteenth” Brings History And Baseball Together"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

June 19, 1866<\/em>, otherwise known as the first annual “Juneteenth” celebration. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After years of a war-torn America, Abraham Lincoln announced the end of slavery: a monumental moment for her liberty. Initially introduced in 1863, the act was not enforced in the South until June 19, 1865. On that day, Union Army Gordon Granger proclaimed that Black people were free. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Such historic moments would allow them to escape the horrors of inhumane servitude and pursue a fresh start for generations after. The following year, Juneteenth was born to commemorate this newfound freedom and has been an annual celebration since. Today, Juneteenth is widely celebrated across the country, so much so that President Biden has transformed it into a federal holiday. But it hasn’t always been merry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

April 15, 1947. This was not just another day in the life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the tender age of 28, Jackie Robinson stepped onto Ebbets Field in Brooklyn as the first African American player in Major League Baseball. It was then that the sport that had been segregated for over 50 years was broken. The color line had been crossed, but the finish line was still far out of vision’s reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Robinson’s career in the MLB was marked by astounding numerical statistics as well as a symbolic reverence. He was phenomenal on defense, astounding at bat, and developed tough skin as he faced a wide variety of discrimination. Not only was the Brooklyn Dodger able to achieve 137 home runs and a Hall of Fame introduction, but he was also able to do so under intense societal scrutiny and racial bias, both of which remained prevalent (and are still prevalent) for Black athletes long after Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n