Introduction Jackie Robinson made history when he was the 1st ever black baseball player in 1947 when playing for the Dodgers, but why would Branch Rickey the friend of the Dodger choose Jackie. ... The proceeding information will explain his biographic account, early career great work and lasting impact on history. ... Robinson was a star football, baseball, basketball player and in track also he was the regions most valuable player for baseball in 1938. ... Another great achievement was for his baseball awards for his baseball works. ... With Jackie help he will be in history forever....

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• Grade Level: High School

For a man coming from a poor family of sharecroppers, his beginning, would help him become the first baseball player to break Major League Baseball's color barrier that segregated major league baseball for many decades. ... In 1947, an important time in history occurred. Jackie Robinson was drafted by the coach of the Brooklyn Dodger, a team part of white baseball, and helped integrate black and white baseball together. He broke the colour barrier in baseball by being the first African American to play in white baseball. ... Due to all of his great success in 1962, Jackie Robinson was...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

When Jackie got a little bit older in 1939, Jackie starred on the football, baseball, basketball and track team at UCLA. ... I would recommend this book to a friend because you might think you know enough about black history. ...

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Civil Rights has always been a major issue in the history of America. There have been many struggles and battles over this issue in our history. ... This is very important in the history of civil rights because why shouldn't a black person have the same opportunities a white person has for education? ... People were hit with baseball bats, thrown around by a fire hose, women, children, and men all included. ...

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Early in America's history we faced certain periods of segregation. ... Going back through history you start to realize and view things differently. ... Not because you eat hotdogs at a braves baseball game or because we all go to the lake on the 4th of July. ... " Going through the timeline of history you come to a point when you realize that the world around you has changed, topics that were once not discussed freely are now to the point where they are openly discussed. ...

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According to Sage, " despite pervasive and systematic discrimination against African Americans, they have played a continuing and significant role in every are of American history" (p.275). ... Arguably the greatest player in the history of the game, Michael Jordan, is a black person. ... As a result of this and many other remarks, he has become hated worldwide and he has tarnished the fairly clean reputation of Major League Baseball. ...

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• Grade Level: High School