Jackie Roosevelt Robinson was born on January 31, 1919. ... People called him Jackie. ... Jackie decided to leave school in his senior year. ... Jackie Robinson played in the major leagues for only ten years. ... Jackie decided to become active in politics. ...
Jackie Robinson was born in Cairo, Georgia in 1919 to a family of sharecroppers. His mother, Mallie Robinson, raised Jackie and her four other children on her own. ... While at UCLA, Jackie Robinson became the first athlete to win varsity letters in four sports: baseball, basketball, football, and track. ... 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. ... Due to all of his great success in 1962, Jackie Robinson was put into the Baseball Hall of Fame. ...
Jackie Robinson (1919-72) Jack Roosevelt Robinson was born in Cairo, Georgia., on January 31, 1919 to Jerry and Mallie Robinson. ... On April 10, 1947, Jackie Robinson became the first black player to sign a major league contract in the 20th century. ... On July 12, 1949, Jackie Robinson made his All-Star game debut for the National league. ... Robinson starred in the motion picture The Jackie Robinson Story which was made in 1950 and was the author, with Alfred Duckett, of I Never Had It Made in 1972. On October 24, 1972, Jackie Robinson died from a heart attack at the age of 53 in Stamford, ...
From the Negro League, to the International, and at last, to the Major League, Jackie Robinson had progressed so far. ... In 1962, being inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame commemorated Jackie Robinson. By singlehandedly overcoming adversity and silencing his critics, Jackie Robinson was instrumental in starting a tangible conversation about racial equality. ... "~Jackie R. Robinson...
What made that year so important was one player--Jackie Robinson. ... Dixie's brother Harry Walker attributed Dixie's omission to what he called a "bad rap" regarding his opposition to Jackie Robinson joining the Dodgers. ... In fact, it may have been due to Walker's conflicts with Branch Rickey rather than Jackie Robinson--conflicts that were primarily financial disagreements and not debates on racial issues. ... In addition to breaking baseball's color barrier by promoting Jackie Robinson to the major leagues, he introduced the batting helmet and was also the first to...
Cesar Chavez, Fred Korematsu, and Jackie Robinson were all national civil rights hero. ... Cesar Chavez helped Mexican American migrant farm workers get the fair wages from their employer, Fred Korematsu accuse the government for the right of Japanese Americans and Jackie Robinson helped African American right in the sport field. ... Jackie Robinson (1919.1.31 – 1972.10.24) was an African American born in state of Georgia. ... After Branch Rickey bring Jackie Robinson into Brooklyn Dodgers, Jackie Robinson wipe the line between white baseball and black baseball forever, this became...
The major league color barrier was breached in 1947 by the careful planning and daring of Brooklyn Dodgers general manager Branch Rickey and the courage, self-control, and baseball skill of Jackie Robinson, who Rickey invited to pioneer with his team. Robinson's talents and legendary aggressiveness made him into one of the best second basemen who ever played the game. ...
