Jackie Robinson This essay will explain further about what happened after the World War II ended, about the Cold war and Jackie Robinson. The period after the World War II ended was not as people expected. The people expected to benefit from the postwar. Robinson was the first African American to go into the major baseball leagues in 1947 with the Dodgers. Although this was something to be proud about, he experienced many racial tensions from other players and the public. After the World War II ended, people trusted that the outcome of the war will be positive as international cooperation and peace. In addition, Americans expected for prosperity to increase as well as consumer goods. Many Americans wanted to accomplish the American Dream; however, this expectation vanished as the Cold War …show more content…
Every three years, this source published articles that demonstrated the public’s views on sports and discussed the integration of baseball. This helps today’s historians to have a more transparent understanding about the attitudes towards different races in American society at those times. The primary source also shows two different small parts of articles published in 1942 and 1945. The first article published in 1942 mentions “there was no law against Negroes playing with white teams…but neither has invited the other”. Meaning in baseball, there was nothing against negroes playing with white teams but none has talked and invited each other. Also, it mentions that the baseball fans always criticize in a bad way that all players are subject to this. In the second article, published in 1945, it talks about when Jack Robinson signed with Branch Rickey. Rickey was in a dangerous situation in the South showing admiration for a Negro. It also talks about Robinson possessing incredible baseball abilities. The signing of Robinson was a huge scandal in the press around the