Jackie's Life And Accomplishments

However, Jackie’s first year playing changed this. Jackie Robinson was one of the most important people in the history of baseball, and probably in the history of American sports. Everybody in uniform at the Tampa Bay Rays game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park wore the number “42” as Major League Baseball celebrated its fifth annual Jackie Robinson Day.

Jackie Roosevelt Robinson was a very important person in The Civil Rights Movement as he was the first African American man to play in Major League Baseball (MLB). Though Jackie was a star in football and baseball as a child he faced a lot of racism, people would cheer for him on the field but off it he was ridiculed and seen as worthless because of his skin color. Even as an adult in the Minor Leagues people threatened, and even threw things at him. Some teams didn’t show at games through shame of playing an African American. Through all of the racism Jackie stayed strong and ended up winning more rights for African Americans along with 137 home runs, 197 stolen bases, a .311 batting average, and a National League

“A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives,” said Jackie Robinson, first African American MLB player. Jackie was one strong minded individual throughout his whole life. He was the participant in breaking the color line as Branch Ricky singed him to the Brooklyn Dodgers. Not only did he change the MLB, but he changed other sports also.

Before Jackie Robinson played baseball in his college career, he had earn his commission as a 2nd lieutenant after graduating in Officer Candidate School in the U.S. Army during WWII. Throughout the service, Jackie Robinson was court-martialed for refusing to sit in the back of the segregated bus. When he was taken into custody, Jackie Robinson was transferred out of his unit. After being transferred and got accused of false accusations, the court-martial put him down as a honorable discharge. After being discharged honorably, Jackie had started his baseball career with the Kansas City Monarchs Baseball Team which was part of the African-American Leagues. Then later he joined the Montreal Royals, a top international minor league for the

Jackie fought racism in his California childhood, at collage and throughout his whole life. During his childhood at California he was always picked on at school. Kids taunted him so much and so badly that he developed a hot temper.

Billie Jean King is a women of many talents and much accomplishments, “I have to things my own way- sums up Billie Jean King’s philosophy of life as well as her relationship to feminism” (Ware 150). In 2006 the United States Tennis Association renamed its Flushing facility, the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in honor of King’s wide spread accomplishments. The Flushing facility is most well known for hosting the U.S. open every year. This was a huge honor, but even more impressive was when Billie Jean King was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the highest civilian award in the United States; it recognizes those people who have made a significant contribution to history. Billie Jean King

Seventy years ago, Jack Roosevelt Robinson became the first black player in Major League Baseball. Jackie Robinson was an important figure in the Civil Rights Movement. His greatest accomplishment, however, was integrating baseball. He made many Americans excited about it because he was the first African American to ever play in Major League Baseball. Also, he did many things for the Civil Rights Movement. The integration of baseball set off a reaction of different movements to desegregate places like schools, public facilities, and the army.

“Jackie Robinson was born on the thirty first day of January in 1919”. (biography.com) He was born to a family of sharecroppers in the town of Cairo Georgia, but Jackie grew up in Pasadena California. (Jackie Robinson official website) Jackie grew up being raised by only his mother and his older siblings helped out as well. He had four siblings, three older brothers and one sister. (Britannica encyclopedia) Jackie was the youngest of five kids and they all helped out each other in school, sports, and chores. The Robinson family was the only African American family on their block, but the bias acts of the white people surrounding them didn’t hurt them, but prepared them for their future. (Jackie Robinson official website) Jackie’s older brother Matthew gave him his inspiration to take on sports just as he did. He has always had a huge love for sports in his childhood years. (Jackie Robinson book pg: 4)

Jackie went on to play in four different sports at University of Angeles(UCLA) and letter in all four sports making one of the first do so. A teen friend of Jackie said "he wasn't really a likeable guy, because all he wanted to do was win, win, win, and beat everybody in everything"(David Conrads 2). He had that winning mentality at a very young age, which will help him strive when he was older.

In the racially separated culture of 1919 America, one man stood up to break the color barrier in professional baseball. His name was Jack Roosevelt “Jackie” Robinson (Scott). As the first black man drafted to play Major League Baseball he faced frequent personal attacks, game boycotts and even death threats (Scott). But Jackie handled himself with true dignity, never quit and let his talent speak for itself winning several prestigious awards throughout his career (Scott). Jackie lead a race revolution forever changing the game of professional baseball in America and leaving a lasting legacy (History).

Jacqueline Lee Bouvier was born on July 28th, 1929 in East Hampton, Long Island. Jacqueline’s mother was Janet Lee Bouvier, a highly ambitious horseback rider. Jacqueline was nicknamed "Jackie" after her father, Jack Bouvier. Young Jackie’s parents were a very well off coupled. Her father had an estimated fortune of 7 million dollars and Janet came from a wealthy family also, her father had been chairman of the board of Chase National Bank.

Jackie Roosevelt Robinson was born on January 31st 1919. In 1947, at the age of 28, Jackie became the first African American to break the “color line” of Major League Baseball when he debuted with the Brooklyn Dodgers. During his tenure with the Dodgers, Jackie was not simply an average player. Among various other accolades, Mr. Robinson was a starter on six World Series teams as well as being named the National League Rookie of The Year in 1947. His advantageous career was then capped in 1962 when he was inducted in the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame.1 Contrary to popular belief, Jackie's perseverance in implementing racial integration extended beyond his career in Major League Baseball. During the Sixties Jackie Robinson was a

Do you know anyone who has impacted history and the world by playing an everyday sport? This person is Jackie Robinson. Robinson changed baseball history by being the first African American baseball player who helped future generations of African Americans to do the same in all sports. As a tribute to her husband, Rachel Islum created a foundation to help kids with scholarships and mentoring (Jackie Robinson).

The legacy of Jackie Robinson goes beyond the April 15, 1947 afternoon at Ebbets Field, when the Brooklyn Dodger infielder became the first black in the 20th century to play baseball in the major leagues. He changed the sport, and he changed the attitude of a lot of people in this country, Jackie Robinson fought for all the people that were fortunate, a lot of them are, especially the minority guys, to be able to play in the major leagues and the impact on the people of color today.

The Civil Rights Movement was a very important event in the African-American’s push for equality. Many major events happened throughout the movement that involved violence, criticism, and racism towards the blacks. African-American’s were being treated extremely unfairly and unequal to white people, almost like they were not human. Many individuals had a huge impact on this movement such as Martin Luther King Jr., Jackie Robinson, and Emmit Till. The Civil Rights Movement was a very influential period in American history that impacted millions of lives.