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  1.                                  Baseball Hall of Fame. 
  2.                                  He now works as an
  3.                                  executive in the Atlanta
  4.                                  BravesΓÇÖ office.
  5.  
  6. Just before and right after he broke Babe 
  7. RuthΓÇÖs record, Hank received a lot of hate 
  8. mail from racists. They did not want to see 
  9. an African-American hold one of the greatest 
  10. records in sports. But Hank held his head 
  11. high. Since he retired as a player, Hank has 
  12. been an outspoken supporter of more 
  13. opportunities for African-Americans in major 
  14. league baseball management.
  15.