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    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 was born into a African American family, in 1919. Jackie grew up with prejudice all around him.“They were the only black family on their block, and the prejudice they encountered only strengthened their bond.”( Jackie Robinson Biography , 1 ). Jackie became stronger

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    impact it has on other lives” - Jackie Robinson. Jack Roosevelt Robinson was an African-American from Cairo, Georgia. Robinson grew up in Pasadena, California and played for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Cesar Estrada Chavez was a Mexican-American from Yuma, Arizona. Chavez strived for alliances of grape farm workers largely in the California area. Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball. Cesar Chavez won unionizations for farm workers. Jackie Robinson and Cesar Chavez had significant

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    The segregation rule was actually not a written rule, it was just carried out by all the teams. The Brooklyn Dodgers were the first team to integrate, they recruited Jackie Robinson (Jackie). At the first of the integration many of the African American men faced many racial slurs. The fans and other teams which had not integrated looked down upon them; many unknowing the impact they would have on making the African American’s

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    How did Jackie Robinson change baseball? Well, he was the first African American male to be in the Major League Baseball for professionals. This was a big subject because at first only whites were allowed to play in the league up until The Brooklyn Dodgers signed in in 1947. The Brooklyn Dodgers’ courageous move played a key part to the breaking of the color barrier. Jack Roosevelt “Jackie Robinson was born January 31, 1919. On Wikipedia He grew up living in poverty and was excluded from recreational

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    Jackie Robinson is one of the most popular baseball players to ever play the game of baseball. Jackie Robinson is the first ever African American to join professional baseball. Jackie Robinson was born January 31, 1919. Jackie Robinson grew up with 4 siblings and he had a very athletic family but very poor he was raised with relative poverty with a single mother. “Jackie went to a junior college and played 4 sports and to was named region's most valuable player in 1938” (Biography). Jackie has always

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    and essentially any race with exception of those who are white. Jackie Robinson was especially targeted due to the fact that he was the first black baseball player to play in the MLB. Despite the various individuals who supported the change in western culture, there were many who made the transition difficult by applying many barriers such as segregation

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    is when you take risks and never give up and Jackie Robinson took his chances and didn’t give up. He was also very committed to baseball because he was very loyal to his team and that's exactly what commitment was. Jackie Robinson had to be very committed and persistent to do everything that he did. Jackie Robinson possessed the character trait persistence and commitment that had made him a successful civil rights advocate. First, Jackie Robinson demonstrated persistence when a black manager was

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    Jackie Robinson became the first African American baseball player, in the major leagues in 1947 when he signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers. During his years in the leagues, Robinson made advancements in the cause of civil rights in black athletes. During Jackie Robinson's time racism had a big impact on black lives. Whites caused most of the incidence. There were riots against blacks. White people bombed African American schools, and churches. A group of many former confederate veterans founded the

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    Jackie Robinson once said “I’m not concerned with your liking or disliking me… All i ask is that you respect me as a human being.”Jackie Robinson was saying he didn’t care about what other people thought about him. He just asked that they would respect him as a person. Jackie Robinson was an important and influential figure in history that had a positive impact on the world because of the way he thought. As stated in the quote, he would rather be respected and didn't really find what others thought

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    Jackie Robinson was the first African American to play baseball in the Major Leagues. He battled and fought through racism, he was a Civil Rights Activist. He changed the way Americans thought about segregation and baseball. Jackie Robinson led the Dodgers to six national titles and one victorious World Series. Jackie Robinson was first born on January 31st of 1919, in Cairo Georgia. His father (Jerry Robinson) was a sharecropper and Jackie Robinson was a grandson of slave. His mother was Mallie

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