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When some people reacted negatively to Jackie Robinson’s presence on the Brooklyn Dodgers, baseball officials
paid Robinson to return to the Negro leagues.
actively worked to stop the dissent.
called for Branch Rickey to retire from baseball.
reconsidered the desegregation of baseball.

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actively worked to stop the dissent.

Baseball officials (including Commissioner Happy Chandler) backed Robinson and Branch Rickey and threatened to suspend any player or club that refused to play, preventing a boycott and supporting integration.