Jackie Robinson was an inspirational figure to the African American community. He was a very well-tempered, courageous, and persistent person. Jackie Robinson was considered a baseball legend; he pursed his dreams of playing in the major league and didn’t let the color of his skin stop him, that is truly the reason he is such a legend today. Jackie Robinson is a baseball legend; he was very well known and respected, but this was not always the case. Jackie Robinson was born January 31, 1919 in Cairo Georgia. “He was the youngest of five children; Robinson was raised in relative poverty by a single mother, his father left when he was only 6 months old. ” Robinson was an excellent athlete and played four sports: football, basketball, track, …show more content…
“People wrote him letters threatening his life as well as the lives of his wife and son, Jackie Jr. ” Even after all of those threatening letters and discrimination he pushed on and became a huge baseball legend. Robinson was also very well tempered, he had every reason to fight all the people who messed with him but he didn’t.” When fans tried to threaten him and his family, he would just ignore them which took a lot of discipline ” Robinson was tested time and time again, but he still managed to hold in his anger and just show how good he was, not with words or violence, but with actions and his baseball performance. Lastly, Robinson was a very courageous person. Being one of the first people to break the color barrier takes lots of strength and courage. Every day Jackie Robinson showed his face he was threatened and messed with. In conclusion, Jackie Robinson was the first man to break the color barrier, and because of this, he became the legend we know today. Robinson united our nation when we really needed it. He also inspired many African Americans and became a hero and a role model. Not only will Jackie be remembered as a baseball legend, he will be remembered as a hero for many African American