The Importance Of Turning Points In 'Warriors DonT Cry'?

Have you ever faced a turning point or a life-changing experience that impacted society? A turning point can be described as a life-changing event that teaches someone about themselves or the world around him/her. People who endure a life-changing event respond positively or negatively. The autobiography “I Never Had It Made”, by Jackie Robinson, the memoir “Warriors Don’t Cry”, from Melba Pattillo Beals, and the article “The Father of Chinese Aviation”, by Rebecca Maksel, each of the individuals faced turning points. Jackie Robinson, Melba Pattillo Beals, and Feng Ru faced life-changing experiences that altered both their lives and their countries.

Baseball has always been more than just a sport to the American people. For many, it is a way of life, teaching not just brute skills but life lessons and morals. In the wake of World War I, racism and bigotry abounded in the United States. Even though the integration of schools had recently been instated, Jim Crow laws severely limited the activity of African Americans in society, resulting in baseball teams being limited to whites. Jackie Robinson made an important step in gaining rights for African Americans when he broke the color barrier of baseball in 1947. He did this by making civil rights his ambition even before the protests began (Coombs 117). Jackie Robinson’s fame as a baseball player and determination to defeat adversity

Jackie Robinson was the first African American to play in the MLB. Back then many people's point of view about African Americans was that they had some things, but the things should be worse than what the things white people had, and because of that he was proud yet uneasy because he would get a lot of hate for playing, and he did. The thing is he didn’t only get hate, but he also got threats against him and his family to physically harm him,“The hate mail piled up. There were threats against me and my family and even out-and-out attempts at physical harm to me.” Being in the MLB was hard and he could’ve given up, but he didn’t. Jackie Robinson stayed strong and he changed our point of view about African Americans not doing things that only white people could do and he helped our country change for the better

veryone in this world has a turning point, big or small. But three people named Jackie Robinson, Feng Ru, and Melba Beals all had life changing experiences that changed their whole country.Jackie Robinson from the autobiography I Never Had It Made was the first black in the major leagues, while Melba Pattillo Beals from the book Warriors Don’t Cry was one of the first African-Americans to go to an all-white high school. Feng Ru from the biography by Rebecca Maksel “The Father Of Chinese Aviation” was the one who elevated the field aviation. These people put a lot of things to risks like their family, friends, house, and even their lives, but was determined to do it, and in doing so, changed our country.

Back in the 1940s, when African Americans faced discrimination and racism in baseball and everywhere else, there was man who took a stand and proved that he could play ball, no matter the color of his skin. This man’s name was none other than, Jackie Robinson. Jackie Robinson was a great leader and civil right activist who just wanted to play baseball. In a quote by Robinson saying, “I 'm not concerned with your liking or disliking me... All I ask is that you respect me as a human being”, he means that he is only a human too, and that he should not be treated poorly or disrespected based on the color of his skin.

Jackie Robinson once said “A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives”. True heroes, living among ordinary people, have paved the roads of today's world. One person who has exactly done this and not received nearly enough credit is Jackie Robinson. When people think of Jackie Robinson they think of the man who stole second base continuously, when in reality he did more, Jackie Robinson opened the gate for African American’s to play major league baseball. Born in 1919 Jackie was brought up in a society that was characterized by racial segregation and inequality, He fought through the era and made himself known all around the world for being the first African American to play major league baseball. Jackie

It has been said that real heroes risk their lives for others and Jackie Robinson has proven to be a hero. Robinson was “the first African American major league ballplayer of the twentieth century” (Scott 2) and has influenced many people on and off the field. When he “took the field for the Brooklyn Dodgers on opening day, April 15, 1947, he forever changed the face of major league baseball (“Jackie Robinson - Changing Major League Baseball”, 0:06-0:16). Throughout his years of playing on the field, he became a “militant campaigner for civil rights” (Scott 6) to show how it is important to America's history. Robinson has made major contributions to the advancement of the Civil Rights Movement by showing his courage, confidence, and what he stands for.

In the biography Jackie Robinson and the American Dilemma by John R. M. Wilson, it tells the story of racial injustice done after world war II and explains how Jackie Robinson was pioneer of better race relations in the United States. The obstacles Jackie Robinson overcame were amazing, he had the responsibility to convert the institutions, customs, and attitudes that had defined race relations in the United States. Seldom has history ever placed so much of a strain on one person. I am addressing the importance of Jackie Robinson’s trials and triumphs to American racial dynamics in the post war period to show how Robinson was a prominent figure in the civil rights movement and brought baseball fans together regardless of race.

To the average person, in the average American community, Jackie Robinson was just what the sports pages said he was, no more, no less. He was the first Negro to play baseball in the major leagues. Everybody knew that, but to see the real Jackie Robinson, you must de-emphasize him as a ball player and emphasize him as a civil rights leader. That part drops out, that which people forget. From his early army days, until well after his baseball days, Robinson had fought to achieve equality among whites and blacks. "Jackie acted out the philosophy of nonviolence of Martin Luther King Jr., before the future civil rights leader had thought of applying it to the problem of segregation in America"(Weidhorn 93). Robinson was an avid

Jackie was a phenomenal athlete for young kids to look up to. After the start of World War II he served in the military from 1942 to 1944. After the war he returned to his love for baseball, playing in the Black major leagues. He was chosen by Branch Rickey, vice president of the Brooklyn dodgers, to help integrate the Major Leagues. Rickey hated segregation just as much as Robinson and wanted to change things “Rickey had once seen a Black college player turned away from a hotel… Rickey never forgot seeing this player crying because he was denied a place to lay his weary head just because of the color of his skin” (Mackenzie). He was finally able to do something about segregation and help change baseball and the United States for the better. It wasn’t that all the teams were racist and didn’t want a black player but when the major league teams had an away game they would rent out the stadium to the black teams for them to play at. And the executives of teams didn’t want to loose the money that they were making off of the black teams. “League owners would lose significant rental revenue” (“Breaking”). He soon signed with the all-white Montreal Royals a farm team for the Dodgers. Robinson had an outstanding start with the Royals, “leading the International League with a .349 batting average and .985 fielding percentage” (Robinson). After Robinson’s outstanding year he was promoted to the Dodgers he played his first game on

In the racially separated culture of 1919 America, one man stood up to break the color barrier in professional baseball. His name was Jack Roosevelt “Jackie” Robinson (Scott). As the first black man drafted to play Major League Baseball he faced frequent personal attacks, game boycotts and even death threats (Scott). But Jackie handled himself with true dignity, never quit and let his talent speak for itself winning several prestigious awards throughout his career (Scott). Jackie lead a race revolution forever changing the game of professional baseball in America and leaving a lasting legacy (History).

From the Humble beginning Jackie Robinson would grow to be the first baseball player to break the major leagues Baseball color barrier that segregated the sport for more than 50 years. At the beginning when Jackie Robinson was chosen by the Brooklyn Dodgers coach to play in the majors. When Robinson played his first game he was called names and he was threatened. Throughout his decade-long career with the Dodgers, Robinson made advancements in the cause of civil rights for black athletes. After more than ten games robinson wasn’t known by his color, he was known as someone who never gave up and he kept pushing to make a stand on the team. The first time Robinson was introduced on the team not even his teammates looked at him or talked to him

People make choices everyday, each choice you make changes the world in a little or big way. A study by researchers at Cornell shows, that the average person makes 226 choices about food alone, in one day. (So many decisions, so little time, 1). Jackie Robinson made many choices that revolutionized baseball and changed the game forever.When Jackie Robinson broke the color banner in Major League Baseball, it changed prejudice in baseball.

Jackie Robinson: Influencing History & the future of society As history has proven, one man can change the world. Jackie Robinson integrating baseball, breaking the color barrier had influential impact on society moving forward. In the mid-forties, World War 2 was ending while the Cold war was soon to begin.

Jackie Robinson’s prosperity in Major League Baseball gave him a strong influence on the African American youth and helped lead them to believe that they could achieve integration in society. Taking into account that Jackie Robinson was an immense