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The sound of the ball cracking against a wood bat on a sunny Saturday afternoon, and the color of an individual’s skin not being a factor in how someone was treated in sports was what Jackie Robinson dreamed of. Jackie Robinson, A.K.A “the Dark Destroyer, the Colored Comet, Jack-Jack, Jackie the Robber, and J-Rob” (Robinson and Duckett) made many sacrifices to break the color barrier in the sport of baseball. Jackie Robinson overcame many challenges in his life, which makes his legacy even greater and more memorable. Jackie Robinson excelled in sports and academics even though he was in a tough position. Jackie Robinson grew up as the youngest of his five siblings. He was raised in poverty by a single mother because his father left him as …show more content…

Although Jackie Robinson was the minority, it didn’t stop him from being the best. According to (biography.com), at this time in history, baseball was segregated, so the whites and the black played in separate leagues. Jackie Robinson had true talent in baseball, and it caught the eye of Branch Rickey, the president of the Brooklyn Dodgers. Branch Rickey recruited him to help integrate the M.L.B. He first joined the Montreal Royals, which was a farm team of the Brooklyn Dodgers. In 1946, he then flew to Florida for spring training with the Royals. Jackie Robinson’s big moment came on April 15, 1947, where he played his first game in Ebbets Field for the Brooklyn Dodgers. This made him the first African-American to play in the M.L.B (Mini Bio: Jackie Robinson). As Branch Rickey expected when recruiting Jackie Robinson, he was going to have to have thick skin. Branch Rickey made Jackie Robinson promise to him that he would not fight back against racial comments. The comments made against Jackie Robinson were insane. He and his family received many threats, and even some of his own teammates rejected to play with him. Although Jackie Robinson was facing a lot of discrimination, he still had a .349 batting average which is exceptional (“Jackie Robinson Statistics and History) One of the most famous conflicts was between Jackie Robinson and the Philadelphia Phillies manager, Ben Chapman. He and his team would yell gruesome comments at Jackie Robinson all game, especially when he was up to bat. The Phillies even tried to throw the ball directly at his head to injure him. Opposing teams began to not want to play against the Dodgers because of Jackie Robinson. This made his teammates upset, and some even wanted to play for another team. Leo Durocher, the manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, came out and told his team that if you don’t want to play with Jackie Robinson, then you will be traded off the team. A lot

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Many players on opposing teams threatened not to play against the Dodgers and even some of his own teammates claimed they would sit out also. That was stopped when they were informed they would all be traded before they would trade Robinson. Many defended his right to play in the major leagues, including League President Ford Frick,

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In 1947 Branch Ricky went to Jackie about joining the Brooklyn Dodgers. Before Jackie got the contract to play professional baseball, Branch Ricky, tested Jackie’s reaction to racial insults and slurs. Jackie bravely challenged racial segregation in both the North and the South. When Jackie first put on a Brooklyn Dodgers uniform, he was the first to deal with integration from professional athletes in

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Jackie Robinson was the first African American player in the MLB (Major League Baseball.) Jackie Robinson was born on January 31, 1919. In the early 1940´s Robinson met nurse-in-training Rachel Isum Robinson, while they were both attending the University of California. Robinson fought very hard to play on an all white MLB team called the Brooklyn Dodgers and eventually made it in 1947. Jackie Robinson was an amazing baseball player with a batting average of .311, 137 homeruns, 197 stolen bases, and .409 on base percentage!

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Violent mail stating that “…somebody was going to get hurt if Robinson didn’t get out of baseball” was sent to the Dodgers. Instead of playing a clean game, pitchers aimed for his head, and some teams threatened not to play against the Dodgers. Moreover, his teammates tried to have him banned from the team. Jackie was not even allowed to stay at the same hotels or eat with his white teammates Jackie Robinson endured so much on and off the field, yet he never let it interfere with his game. Winning the National League's Most Valuable Player award in 1949, Jackie was without a doubt a great player and leader.

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The blacks did not mix with the whites, and the whites did not involve themselves with the blacks and kept them out of their daily life as much as possible(History.com).  African Americans were not allowed as much access as the whites. They were not allowed to do daily everyday things such as riding on the front of the bus, they had to drink out of  the “colored” water fountains, and were not allowed to eat in certain restaurants and the list goes on. When the Dodgers signed Jackie to play for their team it caused outrage and confusion for many people across the United States. Other teams did not like that Jackie was playing against them and even some players on his own team did not agree with this decision(History.com).

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During that time, whites and blacks still played in separate leagues. Jackie Robinson had only been playing in the Negro Leagues for a little while when he was contacted by the Branch Rickey, president of the Brooklyn Dodgers, as he wanted Robinson to play for the Dodgers. Robinson joined the Montreal Royals, a farm team for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Rickey was well aware of the racism and insults that would be directed at Robinson when he played, so he made Robinson promise not to react when faced with racism. Rickey also tested Robinson by taunting him with racial slurs and insults he knew Robinson would have to endure.

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After Robinson was honorable discharged from the US Army, he signed to play with the Montreal Royals, an all white farm team. On April 15, 1947, Robinson broke baseball’s color barrier by taking the field for the Brooklyn Dodgers (Jackie 1). Playing as the only non-white baseball player was undoubtedly difficult, but by playing well and not fighting back he made it into Major League Baseball. By doing this, he changed not only the face of baseball, but the face of the United States. Throughout his career, Robinson win the MVP award for the International League and the National League and also won Rookie of the Year in 1949 (Jackie 1).

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Today, sport games and teams in America are made up of athletes of different races, but the situation was not always like that. Before Jackie Roosevelt Robinson stepped onto Ebbets Field in Brooklyn in 1947 to compete for the Brooklyn Dodgers, there had been no athletes of color; Jackie Robinson was the first to break the color barrier in American major league sports. Following his signing with the Brooklyn Dodgers, Robinson accomplished many feats. His path to success, however, was not easy, especially with the athlete being in the presence of vicious racial discrimination, a major issue in America during his time. Jackie Robinson faced problems at the hands of his peers as well as the people who did not want to share the sporting fields with those who are not white, but he was able to handle these problems with grace.

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Jackie Robinson was actually the first black person to play major league baseball. He went through a lot of things just to make his dream come true. Jackie Robinson would suffer a lot because the other white players did not want him on the Brooklyn Dodgers because of his race. The manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers told jackie Robinson that is he accepted to be on the team he would not respond to the abuse of racism. Jackie Robinson did not respond to all the racism but got really angry sometimes.

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Before his baseball career, he was was challenged by racism many times. For example, paragraph five of “How Jackie Robinson Changed Baseball” states that, “In 1938, while still at junior college, he was arrested after disputing the police’s detention of one of his black friends.” He had so much controversy with racism that Branch Rickey would only hire Robinson on the condition that he could be “a Negro player with enough guts not to fight back”. Robinson continued to encounter racial comments and such, even after he signed with the Dodgers. He even faced discrimination from a few of his own teammates, that decided to boycott playing for the Dodgers if he was allowed to play on the team.

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“A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.” (Jackie Robinson). Being born to sharecropper parents living in Georgia, Jackie Robinson faced racism and hatred early on. He overcame these adversities and became one of baseball 's most historic players for not only his lightning speed on the field, but his courage to break major league baseball 's color barrier. Jackie Robinson was the most influential sports athlete because he changed American society forever.

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The article states, “In later seasons, more African- Americans joined other teams in the Major Leagues, as Robinson continued to excel.” This evidence helps the reader understand that Jackie was a hero to African Americans. He set a example for other African Americans to not be afraid to try out for something that someone says you can't do. Even when Jackie was younger, he stood up for racism.

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African Americans and whites were separated into different leagues in baseball. Robinson played on the Negro League. Branch Rickey, who was the president of the Brooklyn Dodgers, chose Robinson to play for their team because they wanted to put an end to segregation. Many of team players for the Dodgers signed a petition hoping it would be accepted and Robinson would

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Teammates objected having Jackie on the team because they said that they did not want a Negro on their team (Breaking). People showed no mercy for Jackie at away games (Weber 26). Dodger’s players who grew up in the segregated south said that they did not want to “play with a negro” (Weber 26). Montreal's exhibition games had to be canceled because of Jackie (Weber 24). Some of the officials would not allow mixed games (Weber 24).

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October 23, 1945, Jackie Robinson shook hands with Branch Rickey, officially changing baseball and society, signing with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Robinson grew up in a poor household in Pasadena, California. He attended UCLA, making himself a four sport star athlete . Major league baseball had been segregated at the time, with the only black men playing in separate Negro Leagues. Branch Rickey, the owner of the Dodgers, wanted to break the color barrier.

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