Jackie RObinson
African-American history has involved and many breaded many wonderful and talented people. The struggle and the people have interested me even when I was younger. My family and culture is not African-American. We are from the Caribbean. Our history tells a different story but similar, struggle. Although my culture differs, we understand what it is to be tormented and discriminated on by others, and of our own race. Jackie Robinson, a legendary baseball player, is was and still is an inspiration to many Black Americans. Jackie Robinson was refereed to the " The Experiment", to integrate the baseball leagues. He broke color lines in baseball during a time when many whites were engulfed in hatred toward Black Americans and, Black Americans were pushing for change. Jack Robinson was a son of a sharecropper and grandson of a slave. His full name was Jack Roosevelt Robinson. He was born Cairo, Georgia on January 31st 1919. His mother moved the family to California where Jackie began his four-star career at UCLA. Jackie was very talented. Growing up he was very mischievous and got into a lot of trouble. Jackie was a football and track and field star for UCLA. Jackie decided that he would leave college to help disadvantaged
The discharge from the army was not a set back for Jackie; it was just one door closing for another to open up. Jackie began his baseball career with the Kansas City Monarchs. This was a Black baseball team, which was a part of the Negro National League. While playing for this team Jackie was noticed by a man that would change his life, and his career. This man was the general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers. His name was Branch Rickey. Brach suggested to Jackie that he play for the Montreal Royal, which an International baseball teams in Canada, and was also affiliated with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Rickey had plans to bring in a colored baseball star from the Negro Leagues, to join the Dodgers. Rickey formed an undercover organization called The United States League, as a front in order to recruit top Black players. Jackie went n to do extremely well with the Dodgers. He was named rookie of the year; the Dodgers won six national league pennants. Jackie led the team into its first world winning World Series, and was named the leagues Most Valuable Player. Mr. Robinson was an excellent fielder, clutch hitter, and base runner. Reading many articles about Jackie he was mostly described as a "boyish looking, apx. 185 lbs., very large with strong hands. The civil rights movement of 1954-1965 was a turning point for many African-Americans in the United States of America. A series of important events took place during this time. Brown vs. Board of Education, The Montgomery Bus Boycott, Freedom rides, and many other key events that helps the struggle for equality. It was a time in U S history when African-Americans were tired of the injustice and cruelty, and decided to join together to stand up for their civil rights. When Jackie Robinson retired form the league he became an activist for the civil rights movement. He believed firmly in equality for Blacks. With Dr. King as an inspiration he never let his
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