“A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.” This is a quote by famous baseball player and civil rights advocate, Jackie Robinson.I believe Jackie Robinson should be recognized as a major person in USA history. Jackie robinson was not perfect, he did many things that were not accepted when he was alive, such as playing a “white man's sport,” verbally assaulting an officer, and not giving up his seat on the bus, but there are many great things Jackie Robinson has done including, changing the face of baseball, having many great achievements, and being a civil rights advocate.
To begin, Jackie had no right to play baseball with the pros. Many people thought this when he was brought to play with the Brooklyn Dodgers on april 15, 1947. Nevertheless,
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(https://rhapsodyinbooks.wordpress.com/2009/07/06/july-6-1944-jackie-robinson-refuses-to-move-to-the-back-of-the-bus/) this was highly aginst the law at the time but he was just trying to get some civil rights. One of the ways he tried this was, campaigning for Richard Nixon. Jackie did this because Richard was huge on civil rights.(http://www.history.com/news/11-things-you-may-not-know-about-jackie-robinson) This was just the first step to getting civil rights. Secondly, he testified before the House Un-American Activities Committee. When he was testifying that black people could be just as loyal to the US military as white people could. (http://www.history.com/news/11-things-you-may-not-know-about-jackie-robinson) By doing this it helped with civil rights in the millitary and black people could serve in the millitary. Lastly, Jackie became close friends with Martin Luther King JR. and helped him with some of his speeches. (http://m.mlb.com/cutfour/2016/01/17/162102154/mlk-jr-and-jackie-robinson-were-good-friends) Doing this was hugh at this time. Together they helped change the US as we know