Black History Month, Day 2: Sports Achievements!
This one is male focused because I have one dedicated to women queued up for tomorrow!
Image Descriptions under the cut!
[Image description: This is an infographic broken up into three smaller images. The background is a shade of light yellow. Text alternates between black and white per section.
First image: A light blue background has the words “Black History Month-Day 2″ in bold yellow type. “Sports achievements” is right aligned underneath this text in white.
A dark grey bar beneath the blue top holds the words “Olympians and Other Sports” in bold, white type face.
Beneath the dark grey bar, is a yellow background. Text on the left hand side says “Jesse Owens” in bold, white type face. In blue type, it says “Often credited as the first Black Olympian for his role in the 1936 Olympic games. He won 4 gold medals in track and field against Nazi Germany.”
Text on the righthand side says “John Taylor” in bold, black type. Black text underneath it says “Became the first Black Olympian in 1908. He was also a track and field star.”
Second image: A yellow background, with the darker yellow on top. On the left hand side of the image, black, bold type face says “Moses Fleetwood “Fleet” Walker.” In black text beneath, it says “Often forgotten, Fleet Walker was actually the first baseball player. Though he only played for a short time, he was the opening catcher for the Toledo Blue Stockings in1884.”
On the right hand side, an black and white image of Fleet Walker can be seen in his baseball uniform.
Below this, on the lighter yellow background, bold, white type face says “October 31, 1950.” This is on the left hand side, above a black and white image of Earl Llyod in his basketball uniform, holding a basketball. On the right hand side, in black type, it says “Earl Llyod Becomes the first Black basketball player in the NBA. He plays for the Washington Capitols.”
Third image: Below this, a darker yellow background can be seen. On the left hand side, “Black Ownership” can be seen in bold, black type. Below that, black text reads “There are 150 sports teams across the 5 major sports in America.” The numbers “150″ and “5″ are highlighted in purple.
On the right hand side, black text says “Michael Jordan is the only Black owner of a team, with his purchase of the Charlotte Hornets in-” before cutting off to show the year “2010″ in bold, white type face.
Below this, on a dark grey background, a list of sources can be found.
Below the dark grey background is a light blue that holds the copyright.
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