Jackie Robinson

“Robinson faced death threats, vulgar insults, and hate-filled fans”(Jackie Robinson para 3). It’s because he was the first African-American baseball player in major league baseball and nobody liked him because of that. Jackie Robinson was a brave, hardworking men that accomplished a lot in his life for baseball and African-American community. Jackie Robinson had a positive influence on African Americans because he was the first African-American baseball player in major league baseball, he was a

Do you wonder who Jackie Robinson really was, and what team he played for? Well then I will tell you. Jackie Robinson was not always so happy most of the time he was sad and mad. Jackie was usually sad and mad because everyone would tell him he cannot play baseball, wrote threats and put them on his door, made fun of his skin color and race and treated him very poorly. Jackie on the other hand dealt with all of this and just ignored those people while he played baseball for the Brooklyn Dodgers and

Jackie Robinson once said, “A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives” (Miller). Jackie Robinson definitely lived an important life, as he was arguably the most impactful person of his time period. Jackie not only impacted the game of baseball, but America and how it viewed black people. Jackie started the long and strenuous process of the desegregation of baseball and society. However, on Jackie’s journey to desegregate America, he faced many hardships, such as, racial violence

Jackie Robinson was one of the most historically well known people in the civil rights movement. So as the first man to integrate major league baseball, Jackie Robinson had a game changing impact on the way the game was played. Having the courage to fight for what is right, Jackie broke the imaginary color barrier that has covered major league baseball for years. Through his resiliency and tenaciousness in the face of seemingly unconquerable odds, Jackie Robinson set the course for African Americans

     “ He struck a mighty blow for equality, freedom and the American way of life. Jackie Robinson was a good citizen, a great man, and the true American champion.'; Ronald Reagon. I don’t know if anyone could have summarized his life better. Jackie was a great influence to the American public. To over came diversity and succeed is a great accomplishment.      Jackie Roosevelt Robinson was born in Cairo, Georgia, January 31 1919. He went to college at the University

is a hero? You may think a hero is someone who saves the world like Superman or Batman, but a hero is a lot more then that. People like Jackie Robinson, Rosa Parks, and Martin Luther King Jr. are the real heroes, that we should look up to, not the superheroes that we see on movies. They're the ones who made the world a better place to live on. Jackie Robinson first started playing baseball, basketball, and track. When he was in high school he got scholarships to many colleges for many sports

Jackie Robinson was an inspirational hero who overcame many obstacles to pursue his dream of playing professional baseball. As a young man, he was confronted with racism and hatred. While others might have accepted it or looked the other way in fear, Jackie was determined to make a difference, not only for himself but for all black people. He decided that action must be taken if things were ever to change. He participated in sit- ins and other protests to demonstrate his desire for change and refusal

ackie Roosevelt Robinson was born on January 31st, 1919, in Cairo,Georgia. Jackie was 6 months old when his Father left their family. Then Jackiewas still an infant his family moved to California. Manfred Weidhorn noted in hisbiography, Jackie Robinson, "Jackie was proud of his mother, who would notallow the white neighbors to drive her away or frighten her or mistreat her kids.From her he learned to stand up for his rights. He learned to respect himself,demand respect from others, and never back

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). Jackie Robinson was the first

Jackie Robinson Makes History! “A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives”-Jackie Robinson. Jackie Robinson is a name that will live on forever not only because of his ability to play ball, but because of his ability to be brave. On January 31, 1919, Mallie Robinson gave birth to Jack Roosevelt Robinson in Cairo, Georgia. Growing up, Jackie always had a tough childhood; his mother worked as a housekeeper and his father worked as a sharecropper, always trying to provide