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Jackie was born in Cairo, Georgia in 1919. He was the first ever black man to play baseball in America.

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Jackie won 7 awards including Getting into both the American Baseball Hall of Fame and the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame. He also got an award named after him which is given to the top which school player in the nation

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Jackie influenced many black Americans to join sports. The Black community finally was apart of something because of Jackie.

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Today, Every team in the Nation plus The Toronto Blue Jays has retired his jersey and number to show his lasting impact in America's greatest pastime. And Every year, the MLB has a Jackie Robinson Day where every player wears the number 42.

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The TVA or "Tennessee Valley Authority" was "founded to help the hard-hit Tennessee Valley, where it was tasked with improving the quality of life in the region." (TVA) says the official website of the TVA. In other words it plays the part in "Relieving" In the Three R's.

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https://digitalcrowsnest.wordpress.com/2017/05/28/home-run-in-harlem/#:~:text=First%2C%20the%20Harlem%20Renaissance%20years,spread%20throughout%20the%20whole%20countr.

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https://www.biography.com/athletes/jackie-robinson

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"A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives," Jackie Robinson once said.

The impact Robinson made on Major League Baseball is one that will be forever remembered. On April 15 each season, every team in the majors celebrates Jackie Robinson Day in honor of when he broke the color barrier in baseball, becoming the first African-American player in the 20th century to take the field in the American or National league. He opened the door for many others and will forever be honored for his contribution to the game.

Robinson stood up for equal rights even before he did so in baseball. He was arrested and court martialed during while he was serving in the Army for refusing to move to the back of a segregated bus. He was eventually acquitted of the charges and received an honorable discharge. He then started his professional baseball career.

Originally a shortstop, Robinson played for the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro Leagues until Brooklyn Dodgers general manager Branch Rickey tabbed him as the player who would integrate the white major leagues. Rickey wanted Robinson not only for his talent and style of play, but also because of his demeanor. He knew Robinson would have to endure mental and physical abuse, and Rickey wanted him to handle it without fighting back. Robinson endured teammates and crowds who opposed his presence, and threats to himself and his family, with honor and grace.

Robinson joined the Montreal Royals, the Dodgers top farm team, in 1946 and led the International League with a .349 average and 40 stolen bases. He earned a promotion to the Dodgers and made his National League debut on April 15, 1947, as Brooklyn's first baseman.

"It was the most eagerly anticipated debut in the annals of the National Pastime," authors Robert Lipsyte and Pete Levine wrote. "It represented both the dream and the fear of equal opportunity, and it would change forever the complexion of the game and the attitudes of Americans."

At the end of his first season, Robinson was named the winner of the inaugural Baseball Writers' Association of America's Rookie of the Year Award. He was named the NL MVP just two years later in 1949, when he led the league in hitting with a .342 average and steals with 37, while also notching a career-high 124 RBI. The Dodgers won six pennants in Robinson's 10 seasons and captured the 1955 World Series title.

Robinson retired with a .313 batting average, 972 runs scored, 1,563 hits and 200 stolen bases. He remained active in the game as an announcer, and also lent his support to many societal causes.

"Jackie Robinson made my success possible," said Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. "Without him, I would never have been able to do what I did."

Robinson was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1962. He passed away on Oct. 24, 1972.

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"A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives," Jackie Robinson once said. The impact Robinson made on Major League Baseball is one that will be forever remembered.

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Jackie was a part of the Negro Movement during the Harlem Renaissance. He pushed past other's opinions and showed his cultural pride by playing baseball. He wanted to be just like any other white man and participate in the game he loved most. He put the Athletic Black Community on the map.

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The TVA was a big help and they "control floods, improve navigation, improve the living standards of farmers, and produce electrical power along the Tennessee River and its tributaries." according to Britnannica.

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I chose to write about Jackie Robinson because he was and still is one of America's important athletic figures. His name and his legacy will be remembered forever.

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The TVA is still around and in great use today, "it is the largest public power company in the United States. The agency also manages the nation’s fifth-largest river system in order to control flooding, make rivers easier to travel, provide recreation, and protect water quality". The way the TVA is staying on top of the game in the power industry is "29 hydroelectric dams, a pumped-storage plant, and 3 nuclear plants; as well as coal-fired, combustion-turbine, natural gas, and nuclear plants; and diesel and solar energy sites. These facilities provide over 27,000 megawatts of dependable generating capacity." According to the national archives of the TVA.

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TVA

company T. (n.d.). Our history. Our History . https://www.tva.com/about-tva/our-history

History. (n.d.). TVA history - facts, timeline & meaning. History.com. https://www.history.com/topics/great-depression/history-of-the-tva

Sue Sturgis                                                @sue_sturgis                        Sue is the editorial director of Facing South and the Institute for Southern Studies.                  Email Sue. (n.d.). The strange politics of TVA privatization. Facing South. https://www.facingsouth.org/2013/04/the-strange-politics-of-tva-privatization.html

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According to history.com, they received much criticism when it was founded. Other "Power companies vehemently opposed the TVA, resenting the cheaper energy the TVA provided and saw the agency as a threat to private enterprise."