An American Hero
Imagine, a world free of segregation. Everybody would be equal. The same rights, the same laws, the same world. However, back in early 1900's, not everybody was equal. Racism is a malevolent evil that has poisoned America, and it has poisoned other parts of the world as well. Jackie Robinson was an African-American who helped America move forward in baseball. After years of segregated baseball, Jackie Robinson broke the (Major League Baseball) MLB color barrier by turning the other cheek, refusing to be discouraged, and letting his athletic character do the talking.
To start off, Jackie Robinson turned the other cheek to naysayers when he was taunted and jibed at his baseball games. Frankly, not everybody supported having African-Americans, such as Robinson, in all white baseball. Robinson knew he would be called horrible names by angered fans. According to I Never Had it Made, by Jackie
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Most of the people in the stands, on opposing teams, even some people on his own team, were not fond of Robinson, due to his skin color. They were not in favor of having a black man on their team. The harassment continued, most notably by the Philadelphia Phillies manager, Ben Chapman. During a very notorious game, Chapman and his team shouted insulting terms at Robinson from their dugout. But the Dodgers manager Leo Durocher had so much faith in Robinson, he said that he would rather have Robinson than anyone from the Phillies team. According to "Jackie Robinson Biography" it is stated, "Despite racial abuse, particularly at away games, Robinson had an outstanding start with the Royals, leading the International League with a .349 batting average and .985 fielding percentage"(9). This displays how Robinson tuned out all of the people who did not believe in him. In hindsight, one ponders how Jackie Robinson could brush off people who oppose of his