The rise of the legend Jackie Robinson! I. Introduction A. Jackie Robinson was the first African-American to ever play in the Major League Baseball. B. Many people don’t know the great impact on society that Robinson generated in the 20th century. C. It has been sixty eight years since Jackie Robinson smash the color barrier in baseball. II. Thesis A. The legacy of Jackie Robinson was that he left open roads to minorities to be able to play in MLB. Jackie played at the time that racism still existed which means that teams were isolated and with the help of branch Rickey, Robinson could move forward making history eliminating the barrier between White-Americans and African-American. III. Body A. Jackie Robinson was born in 1919 in Georgia. Jackie grew up in poverty and was raised only by his mother because his father left the family. He played many sports as basketball, football but baseball was his favorite. In 1942 Jackie decided to join the US Army, which later on he was sentence to a military court due to decline to sit in the back of a bus. By the 20th century segregation still existed. According to Steven F. Lawson, Segregation was a system which divided African-Americans from White-Americans …show more content…
and that means that Negros didn’t have any rights. After the Army, Jackie decided to put more enthusiasm to baseball and decide to join a Negro league called the monarchs of Kansas City. B.
The African-American player caught the attention of Branch Rickey. However Branch Rickey was the official manager of the Brooklyn dodgers. Rickey wanted to turn the tables in Baseball and combine Whites-Americans and African-Americans to play together as a family. Rickey convinced Robinson to play and be the first African-American in the Major Leagues. In 1945 he signed his first contract with The Montreal Royals with a condition that he needs to manage his attitude and fury because if not, the media will eat him alive and there will be a battle on the field. “I realize what I am going into” he says. I realize what it means to me and to my race and to baseball too. I’m very happy for this chance and I can only say I’ll do my best to make the grade (Stone
2). C) On April 15 1947 Jackie officially signed a contract with the Brooklyn Dodgers. At first his teammates didn’t accept Jackie and protested by having a Negro in their team. Jackie had to deal with the arrogance and disrespect of his teammates and the crowd. Plenty of times I wanted to haul off when somebody insulted me for the color of my skin, but I had to hold to myself. I knew I was kind of an experiment. The whole thing was bigger than me (Tygiel 192). Jackie ignored all those insults by smiling and being the best at the field. Then he started getting respect not only from his team but everybody IV. Conclusion Jackie Robinson retired from baseball in 1957 and died on 1972 when he was 53. Robinson not only became the first African-American in Major League Baseball but also was a follow suit. Jackie’s legacy and effort will never be forgotten. He has been the only baseball player with number retired from the game. Every April 15, every baseball player wears the number 42 on their shirts to salute this great player of all times.
He told himself that his son was going to remember him...and he hoped that he would only remember good and happy things. Jackie was offered a spot on the Brooklyn Dodgers team. Jackie had been a part of many black baseball leagues, but this would be the first white team he would be on. Branch Rickey (the president of the baseball team) knew that Jackie Robinson would be the man for the job. Rickey made sure that Jackie wouldn’t lose his temper at the first sight or racial abuse.
Branch Rickey was interested in Robinson for two reasons. One, being his talent, of course. Two, Branch Rickey wanted to make a change that will affect the MLB forever. Branch Rickey wanted to assist Jackie Robinson in breaking the color barrier. Jackie was soon tried on the Montreal Royals for the International Leagues. During this period of time, Jackie Robinson of course attracted a huge amount of attention, both good and bad. Of course, the white citizens were furious and continually frustrated with this “disgrace” to baseball. Although the reactions of Caucasians were negative, African Americans were very supportive and encouraged.
“In 1946, there were sixteen Major League Baseball teams, with a total of 400 players on their rosters, every one of the players was white. But when opening day came in 1947, that number dropped to 399, and one man stood apart. (42 2:30)” Jack Roosevelt “Jackie” Robinson made his Major League Baseball debut on April 15, 1947, as a member of the Brooklyn Dodgers. Making Jackie Robinson the first African-American to play Major League Baseball (MLB). Jackie’s transition from the Negro Leagues to MLB was not an easy one. As a player, he transitioned very well, but it was Robinson’s teammates, Dodgers fans, the opposing teams and their fans that tested Jackie every chance they got, some hotels even prohibited the Dodgers to stay in their establishments
In 1947 Branch Rickey of the Brooklyn Dodgers desperately wanted Robinson to play for him and his team. He would become the first black MLB player since 1889 when baseball became discriminated. In his first year he was the Rookie of the Year. He debuted in the International League with the Montreal Royals. This the led to Branch’s interest in Robinson since he was considered one of the best players in the International League and considering it was his first time playing with white men.
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.
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.
Jackie Robinson overcame many struggles in life such as being included in the civil rights movement, facing discrimination, and he achieved being the first black man in major league baseball. He was born on January 31, 1919 in Cairo, Georgia on Hadley Ferry Road. It is a blue-collar town of about 10,000 people. Jackie Robinson became the first black player in the major leagues with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Even though he achieved this major goal he still had trouble getting there. He and his siblings were raised by his single mother. Jackie attended Muir High School and Pasadena Junior College. He was a great athlete and played many sports. He played football, basketball, track, and of course baseball. He left school in 1941, worked as an athletic director and played semiprofessional football for the Honolulu Bears before being drafted to the Army in 1942. While he was in the army he became close friends with Joe Louis. The heavyweight used his popularity to protest about the delayed entry of black soldiers. Two years later he got the honor to be second lieutenant in 1943. After an accident where he refused to sit in the back of an unsegregated bus, military police arrested Robinson. A duty officer requested this and then later he requested that Jackie should be court martialed. Since this happened Jackie was not allowed to be deployed overseas to the World War II. He never saw combat during the war. Jackie left the Army with an honorable discharge.
Jackie Robinson, born Jack Roosevelt Robinson, is known for being the first African-American to play in Major League Baseball. He was born on January 31, 1919 in Cairo, Georgia as the grandson of a slave. He was the youngest of five children and at six months old his father left them. At this time, because it was so hard for African-Americans in the south, his mother Mallie Robinson decided to move them to Pasadena, California where it was easier for African-Americans to live and find jobs.
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.
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.
Rickey to play with the Brooklyn Dodgers. The Dodgers organization was an all-white team until
During the Civil Rights period in which Jackie Robinson was active, there was a color barrier between races in baseball. Jackie Robinson and the Civil Rights Movement
Jackie Robinson was born in January 31, 1919 in Cairo, Georgia. Jackie Robinson was the youngest of 4 siblings. Jackie loved to play sports. In high school he ran track, football, basketball, tennis and baseball. Jackie had to deal with racism all through high school. Most of his teammates were white; Jackie said, "I was treated like a class citizen." When Jackie played tennis he won the Boy Jingle Championship.
Today you will learn about the life of Jackie Robinson and how he was the first black person to go to the major leagues in professional baseball.Born January 31st,1919 Jackie Roosevelt Robinson was the youngest of five siblings. His dad left when he was just six months old. He followed his older brother Mack in athletics.Mack went to the 1936 olympics and won a medal.
Most people only remember or know Robinson from his incredible baseball career ,but little people know that he was an all star in many sport.Throughout his track career he managed to jump a twenty five feet, six and a half inches, just before he helped his high school team win the championship. Robinson attended the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), after he accepted a scholarship from them(Noble Sports Figures). He played four sports in college: baseball, basketball, football, and track. Some days he would have to go from one practice to the next due to the overlapping of the sports he was playing. Leading the nation Robinson rushed for an average of twelve yards per carry during his freshman season at UCLA. Not only did he play all four sports,but he managed to letter in all four of them and became the first person at UCLA to do it. His best and most popular sport, baseball he was one of the best to ever play the game. After he was drafted into the war and was discharged from the army, he joined the Kansas City Monarchs (“Jackie Robinson” Notable). Throughout his career with them, he played shortstop and was led by their all star pitcher Satchel Paige. The Dodgers manager Branch Rickey, was watching Robinson, and eventually offered him a spot on their minor league team. It was not an easy process Rickey had to make sure Robinson was prepared so