Isn't it true that sports was the first place that equality was achieved by

Question:And by equality, I mean full acceptance.

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: And by equality, I mean full acceptance.

In the United States (to which I assume you're referring), the sports arena was indeed one of the first places where black people were recognized as equals, since how fast a person runs, how far he can hit a ball, etc. are mathematically not subject to prejudice.

However, you probably know that blacks weren't allowed to participate in white professional leagues for a long time. It's hard to imagine now, but the first black basketball player was drafted into the NBA in 1950 (Chuck Cooper, Boston Celtics)! Pro basketball was all-white until then, and hadn't absorbed all the exciting street-ball styles like dunking, passing behind the back, dribbling between the legs, etc. that we see nowadays.

Outside the U.S., especially in places with high African populations, I'm sure black doctors, scientists, writers, teachers, and so on have long been fully accepted by their communities.

Yes.When Jesse Owens ran 100 meters in 10.2 seconds in 1936,everybody respected him, except Hitler as it went against his Aryan supreme race theory.

I think "black" people have always been accepted, but not until later are they fully accepted as your talking about.

Even when there were African Americans running in the Olympics, and America beat Germany in the Summer Games, Hilter stated that the only reason why these Black man could best his runners is because they're the closest things to animals.

There's always going to be people that believe there better than others for reasons that may or maynot be true, but they'll enough decent people in the world to set 'em straight.

I think "Black" people were truely excepted when R. Keily first sung "Don't Open the Closet!", great song, personal favorite
(just kidding around...maybe lol)

I had to giggle...an auwful lot of black people would say they knew all along!!!! But certainly Jesse Owens in the Berlin Olympics was especially sweet since it was done in Berlin in front of der fuhrer!!!

I would have used the term recognized rather than achieved...but thanks for the question!!!