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To the average person, in the average American community, Jackie Robinson was just what the sports pages said he was, no more, no less. He was the first Negro to play baseball in the major leagues. Everybody knew that, but to see the real Jackie Robinson, you must de-emphasize him as a ball player and emphasize him as a civil rights leader. That part drops out, that which people forget. From his early army days, until well after his baseball days, Robinson had fought to achieve equality among whites and blacks. "Jackie acted out the philosophy of nonviolence of Martin Luther King Jr., before the future civil rights leader had thought of applying it to the problem of segregation in America"(Weidhorn 93). Robinson was an avid member of the NAACP and helped recruit members because of his fame from baseball. Jackie had leadership qualities and the courage to fight for his beliefs. Unwilling to accept the racism he had run into all his life, he had a strong need to be accepted at his true worth as a first-class citizen. Robinson was someone who would work for a cause - that of blacks and of America - as well as for himself and his team. "In his early days in the Army, he established himself as a fighter for civil rights"(Weidhorn 40-1). The U.S. Army was segregated about the time Robinson enlisted. He felt for the first time in his life what it was like to be a second-class citizen as a part of his daily life. Jackie had too much pride though, to let things stay the way they were. Many blacks accepted how things were in the army. Robinson knew that if he tried hard enough, he could change things. One particular event caused Robinson to stand up for his rights, almost to the point of being court-martialed from the Ar... ... middle of paper ... ...anged those around him and changed the way people lived their lives. Robinson was someone who worked for a cause not only for himself, but also for his fellow Negroes, and his country. His work for civil rights not only came when he had to provoke a change for his advancement, but even after he had advanced, he did not forget his fellow Negroes. His acts in the 1950's, 1960's and shortly in the 1970's has helped and influenced America to end segregation and racism in the world. Bibliography: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/jrhtml/jrabout.html Ducket, Alfred. I Never Had It Made: An Autobiography of Jackie Robinson. Hopewell, NJ: The Ecco Press. 1995 Robinson, Rachel. Jackie Robinson: An Intimate Portrait. New York: A Times Mirror Company. 1996. Weidhorn, Manfred. Jackie Robinson. New York, NY: Macmillan Publishing Company. 1993
Jackie Robinson decided to fight to be the first African American to integrate the Major League Baseball (MLB). His autobiography states he “was forced to live with snubs rebuffs and rejections” ( Robinson). This quote shows that he was treated unfairly and disrespectfully. In Robinson’s autobiography it also states that Jackie Robinson broke the racial barrier and created equal oppurtunity proving that a “sport can’t be called national if blacks are barred from it”
Jackie Robinson changed the way baseball is looked at by Americans. Also, he broke a huge barrier in American History. Robinson helped get rid of segregation. He also, is down as one on of the most respected men in baseball history. Not only a wonderful ball player, but also a wonderful man who went through so much and helped create a path for current and future African American baseball players.
Jackie Robinson’s ability to successfully integrate his sport set the stage for many others to advocate for an end to segregation in their respective environments. His period of trials and triumphs were significant to changing American perception of the Civil Rights revolution. By becoming the first African-American baseball player to play in the major leagues, he brought down an old misconception that black athletes were inferior to white athletes. Successively, his example would inspire those advocating for their civil rights, he lived out a message of nonviolence similar to the one Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. lived out. Despite the constant prejudice he faced in his sport, he was able to keep himself composed and never retaliate.
Jackie Robinson not only became the first African American baseball player, he also made the movement for the first African American president and equal rights (Bilyeu). Mr. Robinson would later sign with the Brooklyn Dodgers on October 23rd, 1945, thus becoming the first professional negro baseball player (Young). Baseball wasn’t fully ready for a colored player, so Jackie played one year for the Dodgers minor league team Montreal (Young). There he would lead the International League in hitting over all the white athletes (Bilyeu). Just before the start of the 1947 season Robinson had received a phone call on April 10th telling him that he would be on the Dodgers the upcoming season (Bilyeu). On April 15th, 1947 he had made his Major League debut and had started his journey to silence the critics and show everyone that it doesn’t matter the color of your skin, but if you can play you can play (Bilyeu).
From the time he was a little boy, Jackie Robinson was a likeable individual who tried to better himself and society. He demonstrated traits of extraversion, openness to experience, agreeableness and conscientiousness, but not neuroticism. Robinson's array of traits allowed him to succeed in life and pave a path for future members of the African American race. As he once boldly put it, "The game had done so much for me, and I had done so much for it" (134).
We all know Jackie Robinson as being the first black major league baseball player. But most people don’t see how Jackie changed America. There are many things that Jackie did that not many people know about, but there is a lot people do know about him. A few things that most people know about him is one he broke the color barrier in major league baseball. Two he was exceptional base runner. And three he served in the United States Army. Things that people don't know about him is one he attended UCLA where he was the first athlete to letter in four varsity sports. Two he was the chairman for National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). As you can see Jackie Robinson did not waste his life, he achieved so many things it may not have been easy for him but he changed America for the better.
Jackie Robinson was famous for several different reasons, one of the biggest reasons were known to help black people around the world. Before he played baseball he was a civil rights activist and he served in the military. Jackie Robinson was known well for being the first black in the major leagues and breaking the color barrier. He opened up doors for African Americans who wanted to play baseball but couldn’t. He played for the Brooklyn Dodgers and when he played baseball he wasn’t a boring player he was the most upbeat, talented, and exciting player on the team. After his baseball career he was introduced into the baseball hall of fame for miraculous reasons.
Robinson was the first African American to play in major league baseball. However this accomplishment was not as easy as it seems. He faced racial discrimination as he “had been forced to live with snubs and rebuffs and rejections” (Robinson). Jackie faced rejections not only from fans but also his own teammates. Similar to Beals, Robinson faced great threat and danger like “out-and-out attempts at physical harm” (Robinson). Despite all the hate, Jackie Robinson also had many followers and supporters. Most of Robinson's supporters were African American. His supporters “came to sit in a hostile audience in unprecedented numbers to make the turnstiles hum as they never had before at ball parks all over the nation.” Most of the blacks thought of Robinson “as a symbol” (Robinson). Acknowledgement began to grow as soon as profits for Jackie began to gain. Jackie Robinson created opportunities in baseball. As a result he changed himself and his
An incident at PJC illustrated Robinson's impatience with racism, a trait that would resurface repeatedly throughout his life. On January 25, 1938, Robinson was arrested after disputing the detention of a black friend by police. Robinson received a two-year suspended sentence, but the incident, along with other rumored run-ins between Robinson and police, gave him a reputation for combativeness in the face of racial antagonism ("Jackie Robinson," Wikipedia). After graduating from PJC in 1939, Jackie enrolled at UCLA where he became became the school's first athlete to play on four different varsity sports: baseball, basketball, football, and track ("Jackie Robinson," Wikipedia). After college, Robinson joined a football team in California, however, he was not able to play because the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, drawing the United States into World War Two, and forcing Jackie to join the army ("Jackie Robinson," Wikipedia). From 1942 to 1944, Robinson served as a second lieutenant in the United States Army (“Biography”). However, his time spent in the army was short-lived, due to racial incidents. During boot camp at Fort Hood, Texas, Robinson was arrested and court-martialed in 1944 for refusing to give up his seat and move to the back of a segregated bus (“Biography”). After his acquittal, he was transferred to Camp Breckinridge, Kentucky, where he served as a coach for army athletics until receiving an honorable discharge in November 1944 ("Jackie Robinson,"
Jonathon Eig wrote in his book, Opening Day, “It was unclear if black American were on the brink of great gains or terrible troubles, but they were clearly on the brink.” Jackie Robinson served as a symbol for Black Americans success and therefore inspired other African Americans to take their own risks and action in order to challenge the structure of separation between the races at the time. Robinson’s infectiously appealing personality and actions helped him to attract to both audiences of the white and black population. What makes Robinson so successful was the constant pressure he felt not to fail and disappoint, because he was the one who could change the ideas of while and blacks. Eig quotes Robinson on the great effort he was challenged with: “There were times when deep depression and speculation as to whether it was all worthwhile would seize me.” Robinson did succeed in his efforts on the field as well as off the field. He is considered one of the original “pushes” in the civil rights movement and his efforts went a long way to help. While he did face lots of disapproval and hate from as a result of the actions and words he did and said, Robinson was celebrated as the leader and part of the developer of integration. At the time of the movement, the Vietnam War, Jackie Robinson was a figure that appealed to
People might say that Racism is a part of life in history and you have to deal with it, but it fails the support because back in the day, there was a thing called the middle passage and was very harmful. The middle passage was where people chained slaves to the bottom of a ship and barely fed them and they also went to the bathroom on themselves. The theme is racism is not acceptable and can cause a lot of issues between human beings. Jackie Robinson was a person who was humble and treated all humankind equally.
Crack! Back, back, back the ball goes. Home run! Who hit it? It was Jackie Robinson, the first black baseball player in the major league. Many people would agree Jackie was one of the best players to ever swing a bat. However, he faced many difficulties on his journey to becoming a professional baseball player. Without Jackie playing in the pros, baseball and civil rights wouldn’t be the way it is today. Baseball may have taken a long time to not be made up of mainly white players. Jackie was a beacon of hope to black people in the fact that they could compete and succeed in a white man’s sport.
Although Jackie Robinson was not the best African-American baseball player of his time, his attitude and ability to handle racist harassment led the way for the rest of his race to play Major League Baseball, amongst other sports. Being accepted into professional sports also helped African-Americans become more easily accepted into other aspects of life. Jackie's impact in the world for the black population is enormous.
An African-American man who faced Racism and insult of White people. He was born in Cairo, Georgia. But, because his family were African American, he faced poverty, which cause him to live hard time, during childhood. In 1920, Robinson’s family decided to moveto Pasadena, California. When he went to school, Jackie got a lots of scout by a school coach. In high school, Jackie mastered most of the sports, like baseball, football.etc. After his graduation of his high school, Jackie went college in Pasadena. Two years later, he went to the UCLA. But because of his skin color, professional team didn’t scout him on their team. Also, lots of sports teams were segregated during 1930-1940. In 1941, he left the UCLA and help his mother. However, Jackie has to join army for WWII. After he came back in early 1945, Kansas City Monarchs scouted him, and decided to play baseball as his career. But, Because he didn’t play as professional Baseball player, He had to get use to play. However, Jackie already had all the necessary abilities for baseball. During the season, Boston Redsoxs proposed a contract with him. However, Because of the racism action by white people, the deal failed. Lots of sports teams also tried to transfer African American player to Major league. However he decided transfer to Los angeles Dodgers. During the game(in Dodgers), he had lots of insult by other players. However, he endures the
Dorinson, Joseph, and Joram Warmund. 1998. Jackie Robinson :Race, Sports, and The American Dream. Armonk, N.Y.: M.E. Sharpe.