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Why was Jackie Robinson the greatest African-American baseball player in history? He broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball (MLB). Not only he was the first African-American baseball play...

Jackie Robinson Breaks Color Barrier in Baseball in 1945. A True Hero. Ibis Communications Inc. 25 Mar 2013. Web. 14 May .

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Jackie Robinson - The Official Site - 2 views

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  • Jack Roosevelt Robinson was born in Cairo, Georgia in 1919 to a family of sharecroppers.
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      Edward S on 03 May 13
       
      Subtopic: Jackie Robinson's moral sayings. God created me to be me, not to follow anybody else but him. To always let nobody get in the way of me." (Jackie Robinson pg. 1)
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      Edward S on 06 May 13
       
      Subtopic: Robinsons Christianity. He created me to glorify and worship him, only him. He died on the cross for me to follow Him, just for me. (Jackie Robinson) paraphrase.
  • At the end of Robinson's rookie season with the Brooklyn Dodgers, he had become National League Rookie of the Year with 12 homers, a league-leading 29 steals, and a .297 average. In 1949, he was selected as the NL's Most Valuable player of the Year and also won the batting title with a .342 average that same year. As a result of his great success, Jackie was eventually inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962.
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OpEdNews - Article: 42: Jackie Robinson and America's unfinished social agenda - 3 views

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  • the first black player in major league baseball.
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      Edward S on 03 May 13
       
      Subtopic: Peer preasure on Robinson. "Hey, do you hear me ******, this is a white man's game!" yelled Ben Chapman from the Phillies stand.
  • Branch Rickey, who ran the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1940s; decided to add a black player to his roster
  • We hear fans screaming it, players and managers taunting Robinson with it, and even children shouting it out. We even read it in hate mail Robinson received via the Brooklyn Dodgers front office.
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      Edward S on 06 May 13
       
      Subtopic: Jackie's problems as a negro. When Robison went up to bat he could hear the voices ringging in his head. Th children and adults were screaming and yelling at the black baseball player. People sent death threats to him about him and even his child. The Dodgers manager, Branch Rickey, recieved and read the mail but didn't tell Robinson.
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Jackie Robinson Breaks Baseball's Color Barrier, 1945 - 2 views

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  • Jackie Robinson gained national recognition in 1941 when he became the first athlete in the history of UCLA to earn a letter in four different sports in the same year (football, basketball, track and baseball).
  • 'Mr. Rickey,' he murmured, 'do you want a ballplayer who's afraid to fight back?' 'I want a ballplayer with guts enough not to fight back!' Rickey exclaimed almost savagely.
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      Edward S on 03 May 13
       
      Subtopic: Robinson sighning with the Dodgers. "Mr. Rickey, you want a player who doesn't have the guts to fight back?" said Jackie. "No, I want a ballplayer that has the guts not to fight back!" (Branch Rickey pg. 3)
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Articles: Remembering Why Jackie Robinson Is a Hero - 0 views

www.americanthinker.com/...jackie_robinson_is_a_hero.html

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  • Edward S on 30 Apr 13
     
    Hollywood is giving a big-budget treatment to the story of Jackie Robinson, and the film, 42, premieres this weekend. Having greatly admired Jackie Robinson since I was a child, I'm pretty excited, and looking forward to seeing it.
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