Jackie Robinson Civil Rights Analysis

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Jackie Robinson was a successful civil rights advocate. Which means he publicly supported or recommend a particular policy. This “policy” for him was his public support for the civil rights movement both during and after his baseball career. During his career he shattered the 50-year-old barrier in American baseball opening the gates for other African American’s in sports. While after baseball he spoke out about civil rights stating quotes such as “Certainly if such revolutionary change can be brought about in baseball, it can also be brought about in education, in transportation, and any other area of our American life” from the text “The Life of Jackie Robinson”. He also participated in many protests as well as helped create the Freedom …show more content…
This thought lead Jackie to advocate for civil rights even more so. From participating in many civil rights marches and protests for education to creating a bank that helped black business owners and other minorities receive loans. Although Jackie was out of baseball he was often was invited to baseball related social interactions. However, when he was invited to to play in an Old-Timers game he declined because they still hadn’t hired any black managers or coaches. Jackie was persistent on this and finally had success in his advocation when a black manager was hired in 1975. Jackie’s choices to fight and stand up against adversities in baseball had significant mental and physical impact on Jackie. Although he put up with threats and much more we can infer it stressed him which could have been a factor leading to his death (Heart Attack) in 1972 without seeing his dream come true. Jackie advocated for civil rights all the way until his death and will always be remembered for his strong advocation and success on providing civil rights to African Americans in sports and much
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