Jackie Robinson was born on January 31, 1919 in Cairo, Georgia. His father left him and his family when he was young, and his mother was left to raise all six children alone. His mother moved them to Pasadena, California when he was young. Jackie's mother came from a family of fourteen children, and her grandparents were slaves. Jackie wasn't very academic, but he exelled in sports. When Jackie was young he started a gang called the Pepper street gang. The gang would do things that blacks and other minorities were prohibited from doing. Robinson was arrested many times, and singled out by the police. When Jackie was growing up, he looked up to his brother Mack who was also a great athlete. Mack was part o

Through Jackie life, he fought to help put an end to segregation. Through his childhood Jackie developed the necessary skills to fights discrimination, and to be the first black to play in the modern major leagues. Jackie didn't stop after helping to end segregation in baseball, he continued to fight discrimination in society. He became a vital asset to the civil rights movement. Jackie will always be remembered as the first black player in the modern major leagues, but most importantly as the man who helped to end segregation in society.

After Jackie left baseball his first job was managing a company called " Chock Full O' Nuts". Jackie was part of the brotherhood organization, which helped children. Jackie was also very involved in politics, and backed Nixon in the presidential elections. Which he later regretted, since Nixon refused to support Martin Luther King. Jackie became highly involved in civil rights and convinced more blacks to vote in the elections. Robinson donated a "five figured some" to the NAACP, and organization which he later became chairman of. The NAACP was a black organization, which fought for civil rights. Robinson also ran drives, to help raise money for schools, and children. Robinson spoke at packed churches with Dr King at his side. Once Malcolm X took over black civil rights, Jackie was pushed aside. So Rockefeller went into politics once again, and stood behind Rockefeller's campaign Robinson's support for Rockefeller ended quickly, when he announced his intention to support President Johnson in the upcoming election. Robinson would do whatever he had to help fight for civil rights, while endorsing Nike shoes he would say "Oh, bye the way lets do something about race". In 1964 Jackie helped start a freedom national bank in Harlem, for the black people. He was also one of Rockefeller's first black employees, and helped more get hired. In 1959 Jackie was hired to write a column for the New York Times, 3 times a week, as well a having a radio show once a week. Jackie past away on October 21, 1972 at the age of 53. In 1981 UCLA renamed their baseball field in honor of him, and he was inducted in to the baseball hall of fame in 1962, his first eligible year. In 1986 Jackie received the Medal of Freedom, the highest award a civilian can ever receive. President Bush praised him for constantly fighting to put an end to segregation, and to make sure all Americans received equal rights.

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