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Jackie Robinson     **By: Andrew Whitley **  ** February 5,2009    **  **Core 3** Author:John F Wukovits

**Jackie Robinson is an African American that changed basball so any race can play it. He was the first African American to play in the modern major leagues in baseball. He also made it so African Americans could play proffesional sports with out going through what he went through. And he did'nt lose his temper so his dream was worth nothing. He worked nonstop to get his dream alive. And had three children Jacie Jr, Sharon and David and his wife Rachel.** Jackie Robison was a man that had to hold in his anger on the playing field. He was treated horribly by the people of the baseball statium they somtimes blackmailed him threatened him and throw food at him. When he was a kid he was treated meaner than the white kids. He decided to have a goal to let both whites and blacks to** **play together in harmony. And is remebered as the man who broke baseballs color barrier. Robison left college to support his mother, but in 1941 played proffessional football with the Los Angeles Bulldogs of the Pacific coast League. He entered the Army in World War2 and was discharged as a lieutenant in 1945. In 1947 he set a record when Robison was brought up to the Brooklyn club. In 1949 he won the national league batting crown,hitting 342 homeruns and was named NL's most valuble player. Robison played his entire career 1947-56 with Brooklyn, setting feilding and batting records and gained a reputation for base stealing. He hit over 311 over 10 seasons.** I think this book gives an honest oponion on the life of Jackie Robinson because it gives accounts on what really happened and says about the good and bad times.Also he has insired the hearts of millions by chooseing having the guts not to fight back. The book also says with out someones help he would have never been famous and the person wanted a good baseball player who happened to be black. And one of his reletives going up his grandmother was a once slave. Thanks to the book I now understand the importance this man had on American history.**
 * He was born in Cairo, Georgia on January 31,1919 and died on October 24, 1972 from diabetes. Only white men were allowed in the major leagues in baseball until the year 1947 Jackie Robison was asked by the Brooklyn Dodgers to jion the team. He made his first major league appearance on April 15th 1947. He was named Rookie of the year in 1947 and when to appear in six World Series in ten seasons with the Dodgers from 1947-1956. Other Major League teams after that soon started putting blacks on thier team and his goal of breaking the wall between blacks and whites and many other races. Which eventuly led to him being the first African American in Baseballs Hall of Fame. In 1997 the 50th anniversary of Jackie Robinson's first year with the Dodgers. Major League Baseball permamently retired his number 42. He is the onl;y baseball player ever to have been so honored. After death was awarded the Presidental Medal of Freedom by President Ronald Reggan.
 * This man was patent and did'nt really want to be famous if it didn't help his cause to help whites and blacks get along. Also he did it for furtur black youth of America and his wife mother and children. And had guts enough not to fight back against the other cruel team. People would have to see a wonderful baseball player who just happened to be black. And he was brave and couragous during the tourturing times that it felt his dream would never come true. But now he changed from living in a nightmare to a dream come true. And it goes to show any ones dream can com true if you belive.





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