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== =Hank Aaron= Hank Aaron who was born on February 5, 1934 in Mobile, Alabama. Hank Aaron's real name is Henry Louis Jr., the baseball slugger who broke Babe Ruth's legendary 714 homers. Hank Aaron is significant to Black History because he began his professional baseball career in 1952 in the Negro league and joined the Milwaukee Braves major league in 1954, 8 years after Jackie Robinson was introduced to baseball. Hank had early years, adult life, and of course his accomplishments. Hank Aaron is significant to black history because he was one of the best A frican- a merican baseball player =Early Years= When Hank was in school he stayed out of trouble because he was constantly playing baseball. Baseball equipment was not easy to get so he practiced in his yard with a ball of tightly wound rags. When he finally got a hold of a ball, he used one of his mother's broomsticks to smack it against the side of the house. Hank Aaron was young he moved with his family to the middle class Toulminville neighborhood when he was a little a boy. When Hank Aaron went to high school, he played shortstop and third base for his school's baseball team. He was really good by the way. In 1951, Hank Aaron quit and left to play in the Nergo Negro Leagues for the Indains Indians. That's probably how he got into the Major Leagues. =Adult Life= Hank joined the Major League Baseball and played for the Braves. When the Brave's outfielder, Bobby Thompson broke his ankle, Hank Aaron was called in to play for a subsitute substitute. For his second season in 1955, Hank Aaron was moved to play right field. People thought it was the key to longevity at the game, he retired after 23 seasons as a professional baseball player. Later, Hank Aaron, won two batting titles in 1956 and in 1959, but 10 years after people thought he could break Babe Ruth lifetime record of home run hits. Other people gave him threats, and that didn't stop him from getting it. In April 8, 1974 he hit his 715th home run in Atlanta. After that, he broke Babe Ruth's record. That is what probably made him famous. Hank accomplishments really affected history because he broke a very famous record. Hank Aaron retired after playing the 1976 season. He was the home run leader with 775 for three decades until Barry Bonds passed his record in 2007. Although, Hank Aaron is still alive and he is 78 years old.

=Accomplishments= As in the other paragraphs, Hank Aaron accomplished many things. One of his accomplishments was he broke Babe Ruth's record of 714 home runs. Later on, Barry Bonds broke his record in 2007. You might want to talk about how he overcame the racism of being a black man breaking Bab Ruth's record? =Conclusion= So there is many things that Hank Aaron did to accomplish all of the thing he wanted to do like be a professional baseball player. In his early years his was a playing baseball for his high school team and he was shortstop. In his adult life he broke Babe Ruth's record which was 714 home runs (needs a little more in the conclusion)

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=Resources= [|http://www.britannica.com] [] [|http://www.factmonster.com]

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