1. Jackie Robinson - Changing the Face of Sports
In 1946, he was selected as the best person to break the color barrier in Major League Baseball. ... This represents his true resilience as a person and fighting through just one of many obstacles to become accept in Major League Baseball. ... Every one of these values combined to make Jackie the perfect person to integrate Major League Baseball. ... 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. ... He also became the first black player to homer in his first big league at-bat. ...
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