Jackie Robinson was born on January 31, 1919 in Cairo, GA. Robinson was a person who wanted to make a change in the African American community and in the world. Robinson loved to play baseball, but he knew that he couldn 't gopro due to racial discrimination and laws. No black and whites could play together. Robinson was a huge success in life. He shocked everyone of what we accomplished. Jackie Robinson impacted U.S. history in the 1950 's and 1960 's by breaking the color barrier. Robinson was a great baseball player and he was a very special person. Robinson grew up in a time where blacks couldn 't play with whites. With such simple and life changing demands, it 's no wonder Robinson had such an impact on lives. The white man called Robinson many names, but he knew he couldn 't do anything back. But, on April 15, 1947 Jackie Robinson became the first African American in the major leagues when he played his first ever game with the Brooklyn Dodgers (Schwartz). “By 1949, Robinson, was free to become his own man. When he felt an injustice, he spoke his mind. For this , some thought he was an “uppity nigger,” Robinson said. If a white player had shown the same fire, he would have earned praise, much like Pete Rose did” (Schwartz). Robinson shocked the whole nation by him being the first black athlete to play Major League Baseball (MLB) in the 20th century, he broke the color barrier when he took the field for the first time for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. In