... (Hill 1). Rickey made the excuse to the scouts that he wanted to put together an all black baseball team called the "Brown Dodgers" (2). He was really looking for the right black player that would break the color barrier in professional baseball (1). Rickey looked at all his options and he chose Jackie Robinson of the Kansas City Monarchs (1). He chose Jackie because of his ... training, only five days before the Dodgers first game (86). This gave the critics not much time to react to the new player in the league (86). On April 15, 1947 Jackie became the first black player to play major...

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... play professional sports and gain acceptance as more desegregation took place. 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 ... committed so that more African-Americans could follow in his path. Robinson's excellence sums up his entire life and career. He became a great person and baseball player through his hard work and dedication to the game, and also to his cause of civil rights for blacks. After Robinson's retirement in 1956, he .....

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