Jackie Robinson by Conrad Marrero

Who was Jackie Robinson?

munizmat1_1 — 2023-12-21 15:15:34 UTC

Jackie Robinson was a Black male born in Georgia in 1919, Jackie went to UCLA where he played football and baseball. After UCLA Jackie enlisted in the army, when training started he was ordered to sit in the back of the bus as colored people had to during that time, but Jackie denied sitting in the back by his instructor so he was taken to court and was not guilty. Jackie got dismissed from the army. Jackie wanted something to do so he went to play baseball, he joined the negro leagues and signed with the Kansas City Monarchs.

Jackie Robinson's performance was great but Jackie hated being in a league where he just had to play with colored people, Jackie wanted to play with white people. so Jackie Robinson tried out for different teams until Branch Rickey heard about Robinson and gave him a chance to play with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Branch Rickey saw talent in him so he signed a contract with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Jackie Robinson's performance was amazing so that led many colored fans to see minor league games and major league games.

Who helped Jackie Robinson?

munizmat1_1 — 2023-12-21 15:15:58 UTC

Branch Rickey wanted to help Jackie Robinson play baseball. Jackie Robinson was a colored baseball player who played for the Brooklyn Dodgers and was made fun of and mocked. Branch Rickey was the manager for the Brooklyn Dodgers and he wanted some black talent in baseball. Branch Rickey sent scouts to one of Jackie Robinson's games and that's when he was noticed. Jackie Robinson had a meeting with Branch Rickey and there they discussed how Jackie could not fight back against people who were throwing food at him or yelling bad words at him. Jackie Robinson went on to become a great baseball player because Branch Rickey gave him a chance.

What was the effect of Jackie Robinson integrating baseball?

munizmat1_1 — 2023-12-21 15:16:14 UTC

The effect of Jackie Robinson integrating baseball was fans were angry with him, more African Americans going to baseball games, More fans were in the stadium, and people were violent. Jackie Robinson was the first African American to play Major League baseball which caused a lot of good and bad changes. One of the bad changes was that people would call Jackie Robinson bad words, throw food at him, and hit him with the baseball when he came up to bat. Jackie was hit a total of 9 times during the season and was being mistreated by many people. Also, there were some good effects of Jackie Robinson. Many more African Americans were going to baseball games and all the subways were filled with them during the games. Also, their fan base grew a lot because they had Jackie Robinson playing.

Significance of Integration of Baseball

munizmat1_1 — 2023-12-21 15:16:32 UTC

For many years segregation and racism were happening. Many people were unable to do activities together, one of these activities was baseball which was segregated into leagues. one of these leagues was the negro leagues which many colored people had to play baseball where as non-colored people played in the minor leagues. Over the years coaches saw that colored people had talent, one of these many people was Jackie Robinson. Jackie Robinson was a young, skilled, and talented colored person. coaches saw him and were impressed so he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers. Jackie Robinson brought more popularity and fame to the league and the sport. More colored people were attending more baseball games to see Jackie play. by doing this Jackie was able to break the color barrier.

Background

2024-01-02 15:05:29 UTC

Jackie Robinson is an African American male who broke the color barrier. Jackie Robinson finished high school and then got a scholarship at UCLA and played various sports such as basketball, baseball, football, and even golf! Jackie Robinson soon joined the military and left a few years later. Jackie Robinson joined the negro leagues where he played for the Kansas city monarchs. Jackie later went to the major leagues and tried out for the white socks but moved to the Brooklyn Dodgers. Jackie Robinson was the first African American male to break the color barrier for baseball.

REFORM

2024-01-02 15:15:43 UTC

Jackie Robinson reformed segregation in baseball because he broke the color barrier showing white racists how good he was. How he reformed the segregation of baseball is he allowed many African Americans better than a lot of white league players to have an opportunity. Jackie Robinson changed or reformed baseball, making baseball a larger sport and a better sport. The changes Jackie Robinson made in baseball allowed negro league players to join the white leagues. Many players showed the world how good they were and they were African Americans showing every baseball fan how good the other side of baseball is. Finally, Jackie Robinson reformed baseball and its fans he changed the views of baseball with his amazing performance as he was ignoring all the racism and discrimination against his skin.

Jackie robinson today

munizmat1_1 — 2024-01-03 14:57:38 UTC

On April 15th every year baseball players come together to celebrate Jackie Robinson day for the impact he made on baseball.

munizmat1_1 — 2024-01-03 15:01:07 UTC

marrerocon1_1 — 2024-01-04 14:36:42 UTC

Historical background

munizmat1_1 — 2024-01-04 15:03:17 UTC

During this time period, colored people had limited things and places they could do. in this image, colored people had to drink water from the colored water fountain as the noncolored people drank from the noncolored water fountain. in these images, the poorly water fountain was for the colored people while the nicer ones were for noncolored people. they also had to sit in the back of the bus so they couldn't disturb noncolored people.