I Have you ever wanted something so bad but there were obstacles at every turn? That is how Jackie Robinson felt when he tried to achieve his dream. Jackie Robinson’s life was full of struggles. He was the first baseball player of color. Jackie Robinson was talented. He is a role model to many. Jackie Robinson defied the doubts of everybody who did not want him to succeed. Body 1 Jackie Robinson was born in 1919 in Cairo Georgia. He grew up with a great love of baseball. However, he only played…
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31, 1919, Jackie Robinson was born into a sharecropping family in Cairo, Georgia. He moved to Pasadena, California with his single mother in 1920 and that's when his life truly began. He attended John Muir High School and Pasadena Junior College. This is when sports came into his life, Jackie played four sports football, basketball, track and baseball. Robinson was the youngest child of five, his older brother inspired him the most when winning a silver medal in a 200-meter dash. Jackie continued…
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Jackie Robinson was one of the greatest baseball players, yet he couldn't play in the major leagues because he was black. Jackie Robinson, an African American baseball player, broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball on April 15, 1946. Jackie faced many challenges while breaking the color barrier. While many things contributed to Jackie's success, the support from his friends, family, and fans was the most important. Rachel was the one who supported Jackie the most, which led him to success…
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Jackie Robinson: His early life. It seems like whenever Americans talk about race there is a very good chance that you will hear the name Jackie Robinson, most know that he is considered the first African American to play Major League Baseball. What people sometimes don’t know, is what Jackie’s early life was like, where he came from, where he grew up, his family story, and his childhood. Linge states: “Jackie Robinson was born to sharecroppers who lived on a large farm near Cairo, Georgia.”(1)…
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Jackie Robinson Hit a home run and commemorate one of baseball's legendary great players with this collectible Topps Jackie Robinson baseball card from 1956, the last year that Robinson played for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Robinson retired in 1957 and completed his career with a total of 137 home runs, a .311 batting average and 734 runs batted in. In 1962, he entered the National Baseball Hall of Fame, and his number ‘42’ was retired in 1997. This collectible Topps trading card features a serial…
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field for the first time, paving the way for all Black Americans with the dream of playing baseball. Robinson was a great activist against civil rights. Jackie was a great player, with great potential. He did many great things for African Americans and America itself. Robison was born on January 31, 1919 to his loving parents and 4 siblings. A year after he was born, his father left his family. Jackie later went on to enroll at John Muir High School in 1935. After graduating high school, he attended…
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Jackie Roosevelt Robinson was born on January 31, 1919 in Cairo, Georgia. Jackie is the youngest of 5 brothers and sisters. Jackie Robinson’s father, Jerry Robinson left him and his family when he was very young. Mallie, Jackie Robinson’s mother was a single mother. Seeking for a better life for her and her children, Mallie Robinson moved the family to California, where her brother, Burton McGriff, lived. Mallie Robinson started working by washing and ironing people’s clothes and by 1923 she had…
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Jackie before baseball, was born Cairo, Georgia. He was the youngest of five children born to Mallie McGriff and Jerry Robinson, after siblings Edgar, Frank, Mathew and Willa Mae. He was a shortstop and leadoff hitter for the baseball team, and he broke school jump records held by his brother Mack. As at Muir High, most of Jackie's teammates were white. While playing football at PJC, Robinson suffered a fractured ankle, complications from which would eventually delay his deployment status while in…
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Jackie Robinson “Sometimes there were only two meals a day, and some days we wouldn’t have eaten if it hadn’t been for the leftovers my mother was able to bring home from her job.”– Jackie Robinson Coming from humble beginnings, Jackie Robinson rose to become one of the most influential baseball players in the history of the game. Robinson had a troubled childhood, dealing with racism on a daily basis. Jackie gained an interest in sports in middle and high school, playing a total of four sports…
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or disliking me. all I ask is that you respect me as a human being,” said Jackie Robinson himself, who would later become one of the most famous baseball players as he was an important person in the time of segregation. Born as an outstanding athlete, Jackie Robinson greatly impacted baseball society by breaking the colour barrier as well as letting the MLB accept African Americans in the league. Firstly, Jackie Robinson was a top athlete across all sports. “He was an immediate success on the field…
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