Jack Roosevelt Robinson
Jackie Robinson
Jack Roosevelt Robinson was born on January 31, 1919 in Cairo, GA. His mother, Mallie Robinson, raised Jackie and her four other children on her own. They were the only black family in their neighborhood, the prejudice’s negativity made their relationship stronger. Jackie was the first baseball player to break Major League Baseball's color barrier that segregated the sport for more than 50 years. Growing up the way Jackie did with a single-parent taking care of all, Jackie did well in sports starting at a very young age. He learned to make his own way in life. Jackie was the first to letter in all four sports, baseball, basketball, football and track. Coming from the family he did, financials became a problem and Jackie was forced to leave his college. He then decided to sign up for the army. After being in the army for two years he moved in ranking up to second lieutenant. When Jackie was court marshal he objected to racial issues which cut his service short. In 1945 Jackie played in the Negro Baseball League for the Kansas City Monarchs. He got married to Rachel Issum, a nursing student he met at UCLA, on February 10, 1946. They had three children, Jackie Jr., Sharon and David. In 1947, Brooklyn Dodgers president Branch Rickey asked Jackie to join the Brooklyn Dodgers. Jackie was rookie of the year after he ended his season with the Brooklyn Dodgers. He had 12 home runs, a league-leading 29 steals, and a .297 average. Jackie got in the Baseball Hall Of Fame in 1962. In 1997, the world celebrated the 50th Anniversary of Jackie's breaking Major League Baseball's color barrier. He died on October 24, 1972 in Stamford, CT. Jackie is someone people will remember forever as he has played a part in Americans Black History. In 1997, the 50th Anniversary of Jackie's breaking Major League Baseball's color barrier was celebrated world wide.
I chose Jackie Robinson because of his great success in baseball. I love the sport and I think that Jackie Robinson is a phenomenal man. I think that he is someone we should remember forever. Although he was a colored man he made a lot of great accomplishments, involving baseball. I think his greatest accomplishment was breaking the Major Leagues Baseball color barrier which segregated the sport for more than 50 years. I also enjoyed doing this assignment. I learned a lot about Jackie that I didn’t know. For an example, I didn’t know he was in the U.S Army. I think we should have more assigned blogs based on people in America’s History!
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