In 1946, he was selected as the best person to break the color barrier in Major League Baseball. ... He then realized that if he failed to break the barrier in this attempt, it might never happen. ... " Here, Jackie realizes how difficult it would be for him to achieve his goal of breaking the color barrier while being called terrible racial slurs during his at-bats. ... " Jackie's commitment and courage throughout all these hurdles was one of the most important values for successfully breaking the barrier. ...

• Word Count: 2830
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: High School

Looking back on The Diamond in the Bronx: Yankee Stadium and the Politics of New York by Neil Sullivan I was overly impressed, and found myself heavily in agreement with Sullivan. Chronicling both the history of the New York Yankees and Yankee Stadium, the book looks to explore the connection of pu...

• Word Count: 2808
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography