Discrimination was fought by all blacks, but one of the biggest leaders who tried to stop this was Jackie Robinson. Besides baseball, Robinson fought discrimination and joined the army. He was court-martialled for not moving to the back of the army's bus. His career in the army ended here. Discrimination was fought by all blacks and blacks just had to deal with it. There was nothing blacks could do against discrimination. Robinson had many memorable accomplishments Civil rights wise and MLB statistics wise, that will never be forgotten. Jackie Robinson did not just have a great statistical baseball career, he had a career that led others to move on from segregation. Jackie Robinson ended the large color barrier of no blacks playing …show more content…
The Brooklyn Dodgers saw him and wanted him on their team. “The Dodgers repealed the city’s ban on interracial sporting competitions.” (Klarman 393) His first season started on April 15th, 1947. The Dodgers wanted to attract attention to their stands but also desegregate sports and just modern society. Robinson’s presence at the games tripled the attendance. Teams in the South refused to play and the Phillies threatened to boycott games. With lots of threats and drama, Robinson had incredible stats. He had 42- bunt hits, 29 stolen bases, and 12 home runs in his rookie year. He was elected into the baseball hall of fame in …show more content…
Robinson played through these threats and taught through the physical abuse, like getting spiked by cleats and beaned by the pitcher. Jackie Robinson was stabbed by someone and received a 7-inch gash. Some of the letters he received said things like, “We have already got rid of several like you, one found in the river just recently.” Robinson was not allowed to fight against this abuse and had to play through the threats. No one ever actually did murder Robinson like some of the threats said, but he did fight against taunting and stuff thrown at