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Overcoming Segregation
Jackie Robinson was the first African American to play baseball professionally in the 20th century. He was signed on to the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947 and played his entire ten year career with them, helping them to win the World Series in 1955. In 1962, he became the first African American to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Today, he is remembered as one of the greatest ball players of all time. He’s even more respected because not only was he a great athlete, but he also played during a time when his race was discriminated against in almost all aspects of life. Even though he would have food, insults, and death threats constantly thrown at him, he would remain calm and collected, performing with grace and agility at every game. He possessed enough courage to not fight back when taunted.
Jackie Robinson later became a great role model and source of inspiration for civil rights advocates. The way that he handled more than ten years of continuous taunts from the crowds motivated millions of African Americans to respond in the same way, with placidness, dignity, and personal courage. Because of Jackie Robinson, members of other minority groups are able to follow in his footsteps and be a part of professional baseball. According to Scott Simon, author of Jackie Robinson and the Integration of Baseball, “Jackie Robinson not only changed the game of baseball, he changed the country that nourishes baseball.”
Wikipedia Link:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie_robinson
Simon, Scott. Jackie Robinson and the Integration of Baseball. Indianapolis; Wiley, 2002.
Overcoming Segregation
Jackie Robinson was the first African American to play baseball professionally in the 20th century. He was signed on to the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947 and played his entire ten year career with them, helping them to win the World Series in 1955. In 1962, he became the first African American to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Today, he is remembered as one of the greatest ball players of all time. He’s even more respected because not only was he a great athlete, but he also played during a time when his race was discriminated against in almost all aspects of life. Even though he would have food, insults, and death threats constantly thrown at him, he would remain calm and collected, performing with grace and agility at every game. He possessed enough courage to not fight back when taunted.
Jackie Robinson later became a great role model and source of inspiration for civil rights advocates. The way that he handled more than ten years of continuous taunts from the crowds motivated millions of African Americans to respond in the same way, with placidness, dignity, and personal courage. Because of Jackie Robinson, members of other minority groups are able to follow in his footsteps and be a part of professional baseball. According to Scott Simon, author of Jackie Robinson and the Integration of Baseball, “Jackie Robinson not only changed the game of baseball, he changed the country that nourishes baseball.”
Wikipedia Link:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie_robinson
Simon, Scott. Jackie Robinson and the Integration of Baseball. Indianapolis; Wiley, 2002.