Jackie Robinson Accomplishments

There are over 310 people in the baseball hall of fame twenty-three of which are African American. The first African American was not conducted into the baseball hall of fame until 1962. That player was Jackie Robinson. Robinson was an outstanding athlete of his time. Robinson broke the color barrier, overcame racial prejudice, and accomplished things throughout his whole life. Jackie Robinson was a famous baseball player. He accomplished many important world changing things while on and off the field. Robinson played for the Dodgers baseball team in a time of injustice. There was an extreme amount of racial prejudice going on while Robinson was on the Dodgers. Despite the time, Robinson managed to accomplish many things in his days. According

Through his talent and graciousness on and off the field he inspired thousands (Delano 164-165). He was able to help others by just being himself. Robinson was a kind, gracious man and helped people of all varieties. He was talented and worked hard. In the book American History, it states Robinson was the first African American conducted into the hall of fame (Delano 165). Being conducted into the baseball hall of fame is an accomplishment on its own. However, not only did Robinson get into it, he was the first African American baseball player to be added to it. Robinson achieved something no one before him was able to achieve and it was a big deal. He did this by continuing to persevere and always fight for what's right. Sharon Robinson, the famous player's daughter, once said, “ I'm thankful that my fathers quest for justice didn't end when he retired from baseball. He lent support to the civil rights movement and increasingly heated protests and freedom marches to end Jim Crow, or segregation laws in this country”(127). This shows Robinson did not only

After that decade on the team he retired. He then went on to start a family and led a fulfilling life. According to the article I Never Had It Made, “Upon his retirement from the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1957, Robinson's role as both a fund raiser and spokesman for the NAACP placed him at the vanguard for the struggle for equality.” (Lomax 3). Robinsons will for justice never died. Even though Robinson retired in 1957 he still fought for his rights, Lomax, the author of the article I Never Had It Made said. Not many authors drew attention to the fact Robinson was a social activist as well as a ball player (2). While Jackie might not have stayed a ball player he stayed a social activist. After he quit he still often participated in protests about equality. According to the ebook Baseball's great experiment, “Brooklyn Dodger president Branch rookie announced his intention to end Jim Crow in baseball by signing Jackie Robinson” (Tygiel 8). This shows how Robinson was put on the team to help with racism. It did not solve the problem though. He still spent many years fighting for justice. His life was spent fighting for what was right. Robinson broke the color barrier, overcame racial prejudice, and accomplished things throughout his whole