Jackie Robinson: Robinson Changes Americans' Views on Racism Jackie Robinson was one of the most profound individuals to ever walk on this earth. ... Robinson's father, a sharecropper, left the family when Robinson was only about 2 years old. ... Most scouts were impressed with Robinson; not onl! ... At an old age Robinson had endured a lot of pain (236). ... Robinson died on October 24, 1972, at the young age of 53 (241). ...

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There are many factors of people who have contributed the desegregation of Baseball, which in 1945 ended when the first black player Jackie Robinson was signed to The Brooklyn Dodgers. ... On October 23, 1946 Jackie Robinson signed a contract, along with several other African American players to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers in the upcoming spring season of 1947. ... Branch Rickey choose Jackie Robinson as the forefront to face segregation heads on because he knew could handle the ridicule from others, Jackie Robinson was previous a ex-Army lieutenant, and a former Negro league player he...

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When Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier it resembled an important piece in the fight for equality among races. ... Before Jackie Robinson, African Americans did not posses these same abilities. ... Jackie Robinson represented the first step towards equality between races. ... In 1944 Robinson left the Army and began his Negro League baseball career with the Kansas City Monarchs ("Baseball and Jackie Robinson"). ... Hope the president will veto it" (Jackie Robinson Letters). ...

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