... , on April 15, 1947, the first black baseball player set foot on a major league baseball field; his name was Jackie Robinson. Jackie Robinson gave black America hope of one day having equal rights as white America. But as Branch Rickey explained to him then, Jackie was going to experience a great deal of public hatred by racist fans and fellow players. But because the world was ... going to be watching this great social experiment, he advised Jackie "to turn the other cheek." Rickey recognized Robinson's behavioral responsibility and the fact that he was going to be challenged and consta...

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... life including racially integrated employment and equal opportunity housing. Actually, sports have sort of been the predecessor to crucial parts in America's racial history. Jackie Robinson entered baseball in 1947, eight years before the famous Rosa Parks bus incident.("Race" 1) Also, 1966 was the year that Texas Western won the ... a problem in the world of sports anymore, and no more action need be taken to advance racial equality; it exists already. On April 15, 1947 Jackie Robinson played his first game as a Los Angeles Dodger. This would not have been a surprise if he was a white ma...

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... the armed forces there would be, "equality of treatment and opportunity without regard to race, color or religion, or national origin". In sports, racial integration also started in the 50's. Jackie Robinson was the first colored man to enter a sports team of all white men. Before this, there had been African- American teams, but they were segregated from the white teams. Although ... Jackie Robinson may not have been the best player, he was important in the role of the first example because of his "background beyond criticism- including smoking and drinking", and for his ... self- con...

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... ultimate measure and are honored by America. In the world of sports, fans probably wouldn't see Barry Bonds or Rickey Henderson break so many records if it were not for Jackie Robinson. Starting from 1940, Jackie Robinson had been trying to break the color line. During that time period, professional sports were not considered to be for blacks. When the Brooklyn Dodgers selected ... Jackie to their team, the fans booed every time he came up to the plate. Even though all that discouragement was affecting him, he ignored the comments, held his head high ... ...

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... bound to come to an end. It was inevitable that baseball would be integrated. In 1945, Jackie Robinson signed with the Montreal Royals, a Triple A farm team of the Dodgers. Just two years later, Robinson played in his first season of Major League Baseball for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Robinson won the National League's Rookie of the Year Award. From 1947 until 1953, six of the ... seven Rookies of the Year were former Negro League players. After Robinson signed and gained so much success, players from the Negro Leagues jumped to the Major Leagues like crazy. Black teams began losing their s...

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... to play sports such as boxing, base ball, basket ball and football these were the common sports blacks were good at. The first man to join the major league was Jackie Robinson, as the first African-American to play in modern times for the Major League Brooklyn Dodgers. Branch Rickey, president and general manager of the Dodgers chose ... Robinson. October 23, 1945 was the date that Robinson signed a contract to play with the Montreal Royals, a minor league affiliate of the Dodgers. This was Robinson's official first step to the majors, which came on April 15, 1947 when he entered Ebbets...

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... a long, complicated process. Destroying the black and white barriers which have developed, however, has been even more difficult. The strong push for racial equality began in the 1940's. In 1947, Jackie Robinson became the first black player on a major league baseball team. A year later, President Truman issued an order to desegregate the United States Armed Forces. The Supreme Court ruled against the ... ...

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... life. Many young black athletes focus so hard on sports that sometimes they lose interest for their education. After winning the Masters Tiger Woods was embraced as the modern day Jackie Robinson breaking new barriers and establishing himself as one of today's greatest golfers. But in an unthinkable act Woods declared that he was not black and suddenly he was involved in ... ...

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... impact on the definition of freedom in America expands to every race and religion ever discriminated against. We can even look to sports where the freedom barrier was broken by Jackie Robinson allowing not only blacks to play professional sports and make a career out of it, but there are also Hispanics and Asians now in every sport that can acquire just as ... ...

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... , who succeeded Roosevelt following his death in 1945, was more supportive of the fight for racial equality than any president before him. Another culturally significant event took place in 1947. Jackie Robinson became the first African American to play major league baseball. Before then, black had to play in their own "Negro Leagues". The inclusion of blacks in America's Pastime was a big ... ...

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