Jackie was one of the best all-.
around athletes that UCLA has ever had(Tygiel 26). Jackie decided to drop out of college .
and join the army.
Jackie applied for Office Candidate School. He was stationed at Fort Riley in .
Oklahoma. Blacks were not accepted for OCS. Jackie did not like this and confronted the .
action. This was his first attempt at racial discrimination. He sent complaints to the .
Secretary of Defense. Within a few days, Jackie and several blacks were in OCS(Duckett 23-24).
After the Army, Jackie joined the Kansas City Monarchs. This is a team in the .
Negro Leagues. He was paid three hundred dollars a month. Blacks who wanted to play .
baseball could sign up on black teams only. These teams were poorly financed, and their .
management and promotion left much to be desired. Travel schedules were unbelievably .
hectic(Duckett 36).
Branch Rickey was the baseball coach at Ohio Wesleyan. He was on his way to a .
game in South Bend, Indiana when his team needed to stop at a hotel to get some sleep. .
He had one black player on the team that couldn't stay in the hotel. The manager of the .
hotel wouldn't let him. Rickey convinced the manager to let him sleep there(Duckett 38). .
Branch does not care about skin color. He only cares about the talent of a player. He was .
later owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers organization. He was very interested in Jackie. He .
wasn't sure about taking Jackie because of his temper. Rickey talked to Jackie and told .
him if he could control his temper, he would be able to play. If Jackie tried to fight back .
in a Major League game, he would be harrassed, booed, abused and maybe even killed.
It was a crucial event in the history of the American rights moment, the .
importance of which went far beyond the insuler world of baseball(Dorinson 132). .
Branch Rickey signed Jackie Robinson to the Brooklyn Dodgers. Jackie said," I know .
that I am black man in a white world"(Duckett 12). Jackie will be the first black in the .
Defoe's under-class sympathies are evident in Robinson Crusoe. ... Defoe's teen sympathies are evident in Robinson Crusoe. ... Defoe's spirit is truly evident in Robinson Crusoe. ... Defoe's sanity is truly evident in Robinson Crusoe. ... Robinson Crusoe might never be fully appreciated. ...
Title: Jackie Robinson Author: David A. Alder Copyright date: 1989 The setting begins in 1919, when Jackie Robinson was born near Cairo, Georgia. ... The story begins in Jan.31, near Cairo, Georgia where Jackie was born. 1 year later in 1920, the Robinson family moved due to the fact that Jackie's father left and they had no money. ... Just one year later, he was the first black man to play for any Major League team The main characters of the story are Jackie Robinson and Mallie Robinson. ... Mallie Robinson was black, proud, and stubborn. ...
Jackie Robinson created an Impact that left the world a better place. ... First Jackie Robinson was born January 31,1916 in Cairo Georgia. Robinson was raised by his single mother because when he was born his dad left. ... Matthew Robinson his older brother helped Inspire his love for sports. ... Conclusion All in all, Jackie Robinson had a harsh life growing up. ...
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). ...
Jacky Robinson Jack Roosevelt Robinson was born in Cairo, Georgia., on January 31, 1919 to Jerry and Mallie Robinson. ... When the Dodgers opened their 1947 season, Robinson was playing second base. ... On December 13, 1956, the Brooklyn Dodgers traded Jackie Robinson to the Dodger's rival team, the New York Giants in hopes that Robinson would be able to boost the low attendance. ... Robinson became the first African-American to be elected. ... Robinson starred in the motion picture The Jackie Robinson Story which was made i...
" I never had it made, but I had to try," quoted Robinson, (Robinson, 16). Jack "Jackie" Roosevelt Robinson was born January 31, 1919 to Jerry and Mallie Robinson. ... In 1960, Robinson campaigned for Richard Nixon. Although he would later say that, "The Nixon I met in 1960 resembled nothing like the Nixon that would become President," quoted Robinson, ( Robinson, 135). ... Jackie Robinson worked hard all the way up to his last day. ...
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. ... Robinson excelled early at all sports and learned to make his own way in life. ... Robinson was unable to complete his college education due to financial problems, so he then went on and enlisted into the U.S. ... Due to all of his great success in 1962, Jackie Robinson was put into the Baseball Hall of Fame. ...
Robinson Crusoe, as the title may foreshadow, is the main character. ... This is the general plot summary of Robinson Crusoe. ... Robinson Crusoe is the epitome of this. ... Robinson Crusoe starts out as being middle-class. ... Novak also analyzes Defoe's Robinson Crusoe. ...
Robinson Crusoe was written by Daniel Defoe. ... Robinson Crusoewas a combination of two short stories. ... Robinson Crusoe was a young and stubborn explorer. ... As the story begins, Robinson Crusoe defies his parents and sets out tosea. ... Robinson Crusoe is written using an English dialect. ...