My essay is a cause and effect essay. It is a cause and effect essay because in my essay events lead to one another. Some examples in my essay are: cause: Jim Crow laws, effect: African Americans couldn't play in some university and in the A.B.A.. Cause: The first three players which broke the color line make it easier for other African American to play basketball. Cause: African Americans couldn't play in the A.B.A., Effect: played in the college university.