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Chapter Four: Hank Aaron<br />
Henry Louis “Hank” Aaron was another<br />
talented baseball player from the Negro<br />
leagues. Hank Aaron was born in Alabama in<br />
1934. In 1954 Hank Aaron joined the Atlanta<br />
Braves after two years in the Negro leagues.<br />
He hit a <strong>home</strong> run his first at bat!<br />
During his last season with the Braves,<br />
Hank Aaron would break one of the greatest<br />
baseball records of his time. Many people<br />
thought it was a record that could never be<br />
broken. It was Babe Ruth’s all-time career<br />
<strong>home</strong>-run hitting record of 714 <strong>home</strong> runs.<br />
As Hank Aaron got closer to breaking<br />
Babe Ruth’s record, he started getting angry<br />
letters and phone calls. Many people did<br />
not want to see an African American player<br />
break a record held by a famous white<br />
baseball player. Hank Aaron continued to<br />
fight against their prejudice and beat the<br />
record. Aaron’s talent inspired many people<br />
on and off the field.<br />
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