Jackie Robinson made one of the most daring moves by playing Major .
The amount of pain and suffering this man went through was so harsh .
that I don't know how he was able to play. Carl Erskine said,"Maybe I see Jackie .
differently. You say he broke the color line. But I say he didn't break anything. Jackie .
was a healer. He came to rectify a wrong, to heal a sore in America"(Dorinson back .
cover).
Jackie was born January thirty-first 1919. Shortly after he was born, his father .
deserted his family. Almost a year after that, Jackie's uncle came to visit and convinced .
his family to move to California with him. The whole family moved out there with his .
uncle. They moved to Pasadena,California.
The neighborhood they moved into was mostly a white neighborhood. The white .
people did not want them in the neighborhood. They would criticize Jackie and his .
family. When he was about eight years old, he had learned to stand up for himself and .
answer back when the occasion demanded.
Jackie went to Muir Tech. High School. At high school is where he began to get .
interested in sports. He competed in football, baseball, basketball, and track. He was a .
good player in every sport. During high school, college recruiters failed to pay .
attention to him. He didn't receive any scholorship, so he decided to go to Pasadena .
Junior College.
Pasadena Junior College is where Jackie began to get noticed for his athletic .
abilities. He set many records in track, baseball, and football. Babe Horrel wanted to .
recruit Jackie from Pasadena Junior College. One of the best athletes on the West .
Coast(Tygiel 27).
After two years at Pasadena Junior College, he transfered to UCLA. Jackie went .
here so his brother, Frank would be able to attend most of the games. His brother never .
did get to see a game because he died in a motocycle accident.
At UCLA, Jackie lettered in four sports in one year. He was the first player to do .
that. He played track, baseball, basketball, and football.
Defoe's under-class sympathies are evident in Robinson Crusoe. ... Defoe's teen sympathies are evident in Robinson Crusoe. ... Defoe's spirit is truly evident in Robinson Crusoe. ... Defoe's sanity is truly evident in Robinson Crusoe. ... Robinson Crusoe might never be fully appreciated. ...
Title: Jackie Robinson Author: David A. Alder Copyright date: 1989 The setting begins in 1919, when Jackie Robinson was born near Cairo, Georgia. ... The story begins in Jan.31, near Cairo, Georgia where Jackie was born. 1 year later in 1920, the Robinson family moved due to the fact that Jackie's father left and they had no money. ... Just one year later, he was the first black man to play for any Major League team The main characters of the story are Jackie Robinson and Mallie Robinson. ... Mallie Robinson was black, proud, and stubborn. ...
Jackie Robinson created an Impact that left the world a better place. ... First Jackie Robinson was born January 31,1916 in Cairo Georgia. Robinson was raised by his single mother because when he was born his dad left. ... Matthew Robinson his older brother helped Inspire his love for sports. ... Conclusion All in all, Jackie Robinson had a harsh life growing up. ...
Jackie Robinson: Robinson Changes Americans' Views on Racism Jackie Robinson was one of the most profound individuals to ever walk on this earth. ... Robinson's father, a sharecropper, left the family when Robinson was only about 2 years old. ... Most scouts were impressed with Robinson; not onl! ... At an old age Robinson had endured a lot of pain (236). ... Robinson died on October 24, 1972, at the young age of 53 (241). ...
Jacky Robinson Jack Roosevelt Robinson was born in Cairo, Georgia., on January 31, 1919 to Jerry and Mallie Robinson. ... When the Dodgers opened their 1947 season, Robinson was playing second base. ... On December 13, 1956, the Brooklyn Dodgers traded Jackie Robinson to the Dodger's rival team, the New York Giants in hopes that Robinson would be able to boost the low attendance. ... Robinson became the first African-American to be elected. ... Robinson starred in the motion picture The Jackie Robinson Story which was made i...
" I never had it made, but I had to try," quoted Robinson, (Robinson, 16). Jack "Jackie" Roosevelt Robinson was born January 31, 1919 to Jerry and Mallie Robinson. ... In 1960, Robinson campaigned for Richard Nixon. Although he would later say that, "The Nixon I met in 1960 resembled nothing like the Nixon that would become President," quoted Robinson, ( Robinson, 135). ... Jackie Robinson worked hard all the way up to his last day. ...
Jackie Robinson was born in Cairo, Georgia in 1919 to a family of sharecroppers. His mother, Mallie Robinson, raised Jackie and her four other children on her own. ... Robinson excelled early at all sports and learned to make his own way in life. ... Robinson was unable to complete his college education due to financial problems, so he then went on and enlisted into the U.S. ... Due to all of his great success in 1962, Jackie Robinson was put into the Baseball Hall of Fame. ...
Robinson Crusoe, as the title may foreshadow, is the main character. ... This is the general plot summary of Robinson Crusoe. ... Robinson Crusoe is the epitome of this. ... Robinson Crusoe starts out as being middle-class. ... Novak also analyzes Defoe's Robinson Crusoe. ...
Robinson Crusoe was written by Daniel Defoe. ... Robinson Crusoewas a combination of two short stories. ... Robinson Crusoe was a young and stubborn explorer. ... As the story begins, Robinson Crusoe defies his parents and sets out tosea. ... Robinson Crusoe is written using an English dialect. ...
