February 18 2014 Jackie Robinson & The Dodgers Thesis statement: Jackie Robinson was a very inspirational‚ courteous‚ and moderate human being as a child helping his poor single mother‚ as a young adult going to college and being nominated for many awards‚ going to the U.S. Army‚ and as an adult playing with the Montreal Royals‚ being scouted and recruited by the Brooklyn Dodgers‚ breaking and setting world records and breaking the color barrier for Major League Baseball. Mary Kay Linge wrote
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Jackie Robinson: Civil Rights and Baseball Icon Dating back to Ancient Rome‚ segregation has remained a major part of society. Segregation can happen in many different ways such as racial or religious segregation. In the United States racial segregation was widely common after slavery due to Jim Crow Laws. One major event that helped to abolish segregation was baseball. Unsurpassed in popularity‚ baseball was a national craze during the 1860’s. It was commonly best referred to as America’s “National
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Jackie Robinson: A Powerful Figure A renowned baseball player once said‚ “Life is not a spectator sport. If you’re going to spend your whole life in the grandstand just watching what goes on‚ in my opinion you’re just wasting your life”( BrainyQuote.com) He anticipated people to react to the world in 1940s and 1950s to show that places should be desegregated. He was trying to get the memo out that if African Americans‚ or any individual‚ who hoped-for places to be desegregated must start protesting
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or fight back against them? Jackie Robinson was asked a similar question. He had to take the pressure becoming that first Black major league baseball player. Not just for himself‚ but for the greater good of African-Americans all around. He was not just an athlete‚ but a great hero. Jackie Robinson took a great leap in breaking color barriers in America. He was the first African-American to play in Major League Baseball in the 20th century. It all started after Jackie was signed on with the Montreal
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being" (Jackie Robinson). This hero is Jackie Robinson. Jackie Robinson is a hero because of how he fought discrimination through playing baseball. If Jackie Robinson hadn’t broken the color barrier‚ was discriminated‚ and integrated baseball America wouldn’t be the same. Because Jackie Robinson was one of the first American baseball player‚ he paved the way to break the color barrier. First‚ 71 years ago Jackie Robinson played his first game for the Brooklyn Dodgers. “On April 18‚ 1946‚ Jackie Robinson
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English Skills 1 May 16‚ 2007 The Black Messiah of Baseball Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson was born January 31‚ 1919 in Cairo‚ Georgia. He was the youngest of five children. Robinson grew up in an area of poverty‚ and he also became affiliated with a neighborhood gang in his youth. (2) He was persuaded by his friend named Carl Anderson to abandon the gang. In 1935‚ Robinson enrolled into John Muir High School. There he lettered in four different sport teams. He was a shortstop and catcher on
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Jackie Robinson is one of the most well known people in baseball. Without Jackie Robinson blacks might not have played baseball until later in time. Jackie Robinson was one of the most courageous people of his time for being a pioneer despite the odds. In Jackie Robinson’s time‚ African Americans were not just segregated in sports‚ they were segregated in life. For example‚ African Americans went to different schools than whites; they were not allowed to sit in the front of public transportation
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Michael Martens Sociology Professor 11 November 2009 Jackie Robinson: The Unexpected Hero The name Jackie Robinson is recognized widely around the country. He is known as someone who broke the color barrier in American Baseball‚ and someone who fought through some of the toughest circumstances. He was an activist athlete‚ and used the sport of baseball to break down the traditional barriers and convey his ideas. To many‚ Robinson is a hero; one who Americans can relate to due to his background
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Jackie Robinson once remarked‚ “There’s not an American in this country free until every one of us is free.” He was born January 31‚ 1919 in Cairo‚ Georgia‚ and was raised by a single mother. After playing baseball in the Negro Leagues‚ he signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. He retired in 1957 with a .311 batting average. Because Jackie Robinson was perseverant‚ hard working‚ and talented‚ he became the first African-American professional baseball player. Jackie Robinson’s perseverance
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except in the impact it has on other lives.” This was a quote said by Jackie Robinson. He sure did make an impact on many. He helped to lead the way toward equality for black Americans by becoming the first African American baseball player to play in the major leagues. But‚ he had to go through a lot to get there. He wasn’t just good at baseball. He also was good at tennis‚ which is what he started to play in the beginning. Jackie also played football‚ ran track‚ and basketball. In track‚ he even
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