The Man Who Was More Than a Baseball Player
January 31st, 1919 was the day that a true American hero was born. Known for being the first African-American baseball player to sign into the major leagues which broke the color barrier for the first time in history. He single handedly changed the society of America and baseball just by playing a game. Jackie Robinson is known in history for being the first African-American to play in the major leagues which paved the way for many other athletes entering the sport of baseball which changed the lives of every athlete to follow.
April 5th, 1947, Robinson was the first African-American permitted to play in the major leagues which led to a major change in American and the stands. Playing baseball was
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Robinson changed the culture and society of America through the game. “Jackie took the baseball diamond during a time when prejudice and racial segregation were common in America, and nobody thought much of it. Jackie expanded the fanbase of the Brooklyn Dodgers, since most of the blacks looked to Robinson for courage, and they saw Jackie as a hero” (A Man Who Changed Sports Forever 1). This quote proves that he changed America through baseball. He extended the fan base and other black Americans looked up to him and thought of him as a hero. There could not have been a better time for him to come around and change the way Americans thought. He made fans love him for the ballplayer he was not the color his skin was or wasn’t and desegregated the stands. “Jackie Robinson couldn’t have come along at a better time. He brought people together through baseball, fans of the Dodgers, both white and black, were raving about the success of the team and it unified the fan base” (A Man Who Changed Sports Forever 2). This goes to show that just by playing baseball he was bringing both colors together because they both had the common interest of the team and