BREAKING: Hank Aaron, the baseball legend who endured racist threats with stoic dignity as he broke Babe Ruth's career home run record, has died at 86.http://apne.ws/KdCfkRy
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As he closed in on a cherished home run record, Aaron was the target of extensive hate mail and was shadowed constantly by bodyguards. “If I was white, all America would be proud of me,” he said almost a year before he passed Ruth. “But I am black.”http://apne.ws/h3Hrc22
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Aaron's career total of 755 home runs was surpassed in 2007 by Barry Bonds, whose own legacy was damaged by allegations of performance-enhancing drug use. But Aaron never begrudged. He said more than three decades as the king was long enough.http://apne.ws/clcqkhb
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RIP to the great one!
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Loved the fact that he accomplished everything without the use of performance enhancing drugs. A great example and ambassador to sports and the African American community. Rest In Peace Hammerin Hank.
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Though I live in SF, Aaron will always be my home run king
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We’ve lost another legend who wasn’t given the respect he deserved from white audience because of their racist views. R.I.P. King Hank Aaron Gone but will never be forgotten
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