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How Is Jackie Robinson Portrayed In The Movie 42?

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After watching the film 42, Jackie Robinson had to endure many different kinds of racial abuse in the MLB during this time. The film is about his rookie year in the league, and how people dealt with his presence in baseball. Segregation played a big role in the late 1940’s, and Jackie Robinson started this movement of African Americans being able to play in the MLB. Jackie Robinson displayed a great amount of strength in the film 42. He showed his strength by not reacting or showing any anger towards the people and fans who were harassing him. No matter what they yelled at him, Robinson ignored them and used them as motivation to play better. When one of the Phillies’ players was running to first base, he stepped on Jackie’s achilles heel,

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