...Jackie Robinson was a legendary baseball player who impacted American history by breaking the color barrier and becoming the first African American to play in Major League Baseball. Throughout his career, he faced lots of challenges, including racism and discrimination. However, Jackie's courage and his skill on the field inspired many people. Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier through baseball and has inspired many others. To begin, Jackie Robinson has fought for equality his whole life. For example, Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier by being the first African American to play Major League Baseball. Add more to the list! He also faced racial discrimination and segregation during his time in MLB. Next, Jackie Robinson not only broke...
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...“A life is not important except in the impact it has on another's life.” Jackie Robinson said this in reference to helping people overcome challenges and struggles that they would not be able to overcome by themselves. Robinson was a strong, determined, and rebellious athlete as well as a great representative of the sports world. Jackie was a leader and key person in the integration of baseball. Jackie Robinson was one of the most influential people in sports history. For example, the key idea that led to Jackie Robinson becoming a rebel was him being the first African American to challenge the color barrier in athletics. Robinson broke the color barrier in 1947 in major league baseball when the Brooklyn Dodgers brought him up from the colored...
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...Batter Swing! Into the History of the legend Jackie Robinson. A hero to me is someone who goes above and beyond to help someone, or make a change. An example is Martin Luther King Jr. because he helped a lot with by giving a speech to help inspire people that just because someone has different colored skin doesn’t mean you should think different of that person. Jackie Robinson was a great example of a hero because of the symbolism he showed towards the Civil Rights Movement and his accomplishments as the first African American Major League Baseball Player. The early life of Jackie Robinson really opened a door for the man that he became. “Jackie Robinson was born on January 31, 1919 in Cairo, Georgia” ("Jackie Robinson" Encyclopedia...
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...were one of the major entertainments for most Americans due to the fact that television did not yet exist (Breaking the Color Line: 1940 - 1946). In 1946 Jackie Robinson was the first African-American person to play in a professional baseball league (Krogstad). Also in 1946 football began desegregating (African American Celebrity and the Civil Rights Movement). Four African-American athletes were added to the football roster (African American Celebrity and the Civil Rights Movement). Bill Willis...
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...The first man to break the color barrier in Major League Baseball in the 20th century, Jackie Robinson is one of the most celebrated baseball players in history. Jim, the moral center of Mark Twain’s The Adventure’s of Huckleberry Finn .Who doesn’t portray a baseball player, yet both Jackie Robinson and Jim both share the same heroic qualities. Both are courageous, noble, and strong-minded. Jackie Robinson was born in Cairo, Georgia on January 31, 1919 and grew up in Pasadena, California, where he attended UCLA. While attending there he won letters in football, baseball, basketball, and track. He was regarded as the most all-around athlete in the U.S. at the time. After serving three years in the army, he began playing baseball with the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro leagues. After hid successful season in 1946 with the team’s Farmclub he became the first African American major league baseball player since the 19th century. In 1947 he signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers. But before Jackie Robinson there was Moses Fleetwood Walker, he was the 1st African American major league baseball player to play baseball in the late 1800’s. On April 15, 1947 Jackie Robinson became the 1st African American to play major league baseball. He broke the color line, which led to many white teams playing against all black teams or interracial teams: Jackie Robinson caught many Americans attention and his story was widely retold through American culture in many different forms. Such as through...
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...Jackie Robinson Jackie Robinson, the best baseball player in the twentieth century, was the first African American to play in the Major League Baseball and opened up the generation for colored people to play baseball. He courageously changed and challenged the deeply rooted custom of racial segregation in both the north and the south. He also gave the African Americans a different focus for life then just stepping back and letting them get walked all over by the words form the whites. Jackie proved a lot from when he made major achievements in high school from a one parent family, to trying out for the Major Leagues. Then put in his will to create a foundation after he was deceased to help out teens that struggled through life like him. Jackie Robinson came from a hardworking single-parent family with the strength to shake the world. He attended John Muir High School and also Pasadena Junior College (Jackie Robinson Foundation). At UCLA, Jackie became the first athlete to win varsity letters in four sports: baseball, basketball, football, and track (Official website). After he was turned away for wanting to play major league baseball, he put a lot of thought in to it and decided he needed to do something else first. He volunteered for the Army one year before war was declared and got sent on April 3rd (Mary 33). From 1942 to 1944, Robinson served as a second lieutenant in the United States Army in World War II, and was discharged from the Army in 1944 (The Biography)....
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...very influential based on their actions. When it comes to breaking the color barriers, many people think of big names like Rosa Parks, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King Jr.. Most do not think of those who were influential on the sports side of smashing the racial barriers. Branch Rickey was the most influential person, in baseball, to break down these barriers, who many will over look. If it were not for people like Branch Rickey, we may have never known the names of people like Jackie Robinson and Roberto Clemente. It is crazy to think how different baseball could have been if these players never were given the opportunity to play the game, and it is mostly all thanks to Branch Rickey. History...
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...chose to do my Capstone was Jackie Robinson. He was a very influential man for many reasons. Jackie Robinson once said, “A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives”. Robinson had a difficult childhood. His father left his entire family when Robinson was only 6 months old. Being the only African-Americans in their California neighborhood was hard. Robinson’s mother taught him about self-respect and to keep his head held high. Robinson was a star in just about every sport he played. When Robinson was in the Army. He was only one of few African-Americans that became a second lieutenant. Robinson was arrested and court-martialed in 1944 for refusing to give up his seat and move to the back of a segregated bus.. Robinson's excellent reputation shed public light on the injustice, and he was ultimately acquitted of the charges and received an...
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...30, 2014 Jackie Robinson Robinson, Jackie (January 31, 1919 – October 24, 1972) baseball player, civil rights activist was born in Cairo, Georgia the youngest of five children. His parents were Jerry and Mallie Robinson. Mallie Robinson worked several different jobs after her husband Jerry left the family in 1920. At Muir Tech, Robinson played several sports at the varsity level and lettered in four of them: football, basketball, track, and baseball. Robinson attended Pasadena Junior College (PJC), where he continued his athletic career by participating in basketball, football, baseball, and track. After graduating from PJC in spring 1939, Robinson transferred to UCLA, where he became the school's first athlete to win varsity letters in four sports: baseball, basketball, football, and track. Robinson was one of four black football players on the UCLA Bruins football team. Robinson was also the 1940 NCAA Track and Field Champion in the long jump. Ironically baseball was Robinson worst sport at UCLA he only hit .098. While at UCLA, he met his future wife, Rachel Isum. Robinson's eligibility ended at the end of 1941, UCLA asked Robinson to stay and even offered financial support to him. He didn’t have much money, but he turned down the offer respectively. An interesting fact is Robinson never graduated from UCLA. Robinson then became an assistant athletic director with the government's National Youth Administration (NYA) in Atascadero, California. Robinson moved to Honolulu...
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...Made by Jackie Robinson, and “Father of Chinese Aviation” by Rebecca Maksel that highlights Feng Ru. Melba Pattillo Beals, Jackie Robinson, and Feng Ru, faced life changing experiences, and at the end they all impacted their lives and country in a positive way. Melba Pattillo Beals helped improve education for blacks by integrating Central High School which had many objections and hardships. Her reaction also impacted her country by breaking the color barrier for blacks in schools. In...
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...Jackie Robinson was born in Cairo, Georgia with his five siblings. He was raised in poverty with his mother. He attended John Muir high school, and later on went to Pasadena college. During his college years, he was an excellent athlete. In fact, he was such a great player that he played four sports: football, basketball, track, and baseball. Robinson was inspired by his older brother to go into sports. His brother, Matthew Robinson, went to the olympics in Berlin, Germany. Later, Jackie continued his education at the University of California. Here, he became the university’s first student to receive varsity letters in all four sports. However, Jackie was forced to leave UCLA due to a financial issue. Because of this, he moved to Honolulu, Hawaii to play for the semi-professional Honolulu bears. His admission to the bears was cut short due to World War II, when he had to be enrolled into the army. Jackie served two years in the army but never saw combat. Also, at a...
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...Jackie Roosevelt Robinson was born on January 31, 1919 in Cairo, Georgia. He was the youngest of five children. Jackie’s father left the family shortly after he was born. Jackie never saw his father again. His mother raised him and his three brothers and one sister. About a year after Jackie was born, the family moved to Pasadena, California. There Jackie grew up watching is older brother excelling in sports. His brother became a track star who won a silver medal in the 200 meter dash the 1936 Olympics. Jackie loved to play sports. In high school he ran track like his older brother and also played other sports like football, baseball, tennis, and basketball. He was the quarterback of the football and the star player on the baseball team. Jackie had a deal to racism all through high school. Most of his teammates were white. Most of the white people would cheer him on the field. He was treated second class citizen off the field. After college, Robinson went to play professional football, but his career to a quick end with the start of World War II. He was drafted into the army. Jackie met the famous boxing champion Joe Lewis at basic training and they became friends. Joe helped Robinson get accepted into officer training. Once Jackie finished his officer...
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...racism are three things that describe Jackie Robinson. Many people know that Jackie Robinson is a great baseball player, but he was so much more. As a well known colored baseball player, Jackie Robinson showed Americans that anyone can play in the major leagues. He left the lasting legacy for breaking the color barrier and more colored players play today. The early life of Jackie Robinson was very rough because his dad worked on a plantation and didn’t make much money. Then his dad abandoned the family and ran away with a neighbor, which is really messed up. (Robinson 4) Then shortly, the mom moved the whole family to Pasadena, and this messed with Jackie because he didn’t have a father or father figure to help him...
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...and Contrast Essay Major League Baseball Greatest Two of the world’s greatest baseball players were Jackie Robinson, and Babe Ruth. Both of the men established a career in a game they both truly loved. Jackie Robinson, and Babe Ruth have accomplishments that will remain a part of life’s history in the spirt of baseball. However both are known as baseball legends, they offer their differences and similarities amongst not only by their careers but by their personal lives. Throughout my essay I will explore their history and career also what makes them legends that they are today. Jackie Robinson was born on January 31, 1919, into a family of sharecroppers in Cairo, Georgia. Robinson was the youngest of five siblings. Jackie attended Washington Junior High School, and enrolled at John Muir High School, recognizing his talents Jackie oldest brother Frank inspired Jackie to pursue his interest in sports. In 1936 Robinson won the junior boys championship in the annual Pacific Coast Negro Tennis Tournament, earned a place on the Pomona annual baseball tournament All Star Team. After attending Muir High School, Robinson went on to Pasadena Junior College where he continued his athletic career. Toward the end of Robinson’s term, Frank Robinson, Jackie’s oldest brother whom he felt closest was killed in a motorcycle accident. The incident motivated Jackie to pursue his athletic career at a nearby college known as UCLA, where Robinson felt close to his eldest brother’s...
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...already knew some of Jackie Robinson’s history, but I was still moved by this revealing depiction of his life during the years 1945-1947. This true story, which was released April 12, 2013, followed what I had learned about Jackie and stayed accurate while still being extremely entertaining. Jackie Robinson’s number on his jersey was 42, he wore that number his entire Major League career with the Brooklyn Dodgers. The movie “42” is a biopic of the legendary baseball player Jackie Robinson, when in 1947 Jackie became the first African-American player to break Major League Baseball’s color barrier. The great directing, acting, and writing made this film enjoyable to watch. This well-made movie primarily tells the story of Jackie Robinson under the direction of his general manager Branch Rickey, while showing us Jackie’s battles with racism and a classic love story. “42” is a snapshot in the life of Jackie Robinson, which allows the movie to run at a nice pace. As Bernard Beck points out, in The Dark Knight Rises: In 42 Jackie Robinson Saves The American Dream, “Our attention is not fixed on how he became a great player, on how he succeeded in his career after that first year, or how they built a family. We are shown the great pressure they were under and that they handled it” (89). The movie starts out in 1946, when Branch Rickey the legendary general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers decides that he is going to bring a Negro to play for the team, breaking Major League Baseball’s notorious...
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