Jackie Robinson
On August 28, l945, Jackie Robinson met a men by the name of Branch Rickey, who wanted to end, once and for all, discrimination (Allen, l987). Jackie Robinson was the first black baseball player to play in the Major Leagues; he had to struggle through the racial "After leaving the Army Robinson joined the Kansas City Monarchs, a team in one of the Negro Leagues, as a shortstop. He earned $400 a month, a large amount in l945 (Allen, l987). However, life in the Negro Leagues was not very easy. Living conditions were deplorable. Teams traveled by bus over bumpy roads neglected during the war years. Many hotels and restaurants did not serve blacks, so the black players often had to sleep and eat on the bus (Allen, l987). Talented black ballplayers often toiled for years without attaining the recognition and adulation they deserved. 'In those days a white ballplayer could look forward to some streak of luck or some reward for hard work to carry him into prominence or even stardom. What had the black player to hope for?' Robinson wondered. 'What was his future?' for most it was bleak. Robinson often thought, 'If I left baseball,where could I go, what could I do to earn enough money
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Approximate Word count = 1988
Approximate Pages = 8 (250 words per page double spaced)
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