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This man and his wife hosted the first “Afternoon of Jazz” benefit concert at their home so Wyatt Tee Walker could post bail for imprisoned activists. Robert Kennedy (-5[1])accused this man of being a union-busting tool as vice president of the Chock Full o’Nuts coffee company. (10[1])This man did not mention (10[1])his type 2 diabetes in his autobiography I Never Had it Made, but did discuss his regret for endorsing Richard Nixon over John F. Kennedy in 1960. (10[1])This man argued that Black Americans would not support the Soviet Union, refuting (10[1])Paul (10[1])Robeson in front of HUAC. Wendell (10[1])Smith traveled with this person (10[1])when he was a member of the Montreal Royals. (10[5])Due to having (10[1])“guts (10[1])enough not to fight back,” (10[3])this man was tapped by Branch Rickey (10[1])to debut (10[1])at (10[1])Ebbets Field (10[1])on Opening Day in 1947. (10[1])For 10 points, the number 42 is retired in Major League Baseball to commemorate what first Black player? (10[1])■END■

ANSWER: Jackie Robinson [or Jack Roosevelt Robinson]
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