https://padlet.com/keiratemplin/kgynxqsuvvd9138g What kind of man was he? And how did the things that happened in his life affect the kind of person that he was? en-us 2021-05-17 13:56:24 UTC 2026-01-16 17:31:01 UTC hello@padlet.com keiratemplin https://padlet.com/keiratemplin/kgynxqsuvvd9138g/wish/1531318996 ** Jackie Robinson worked hard to be able to play in the major leagues (his dream)
** Jackie Robinson began playing in the Leagues for people of color, but he was soon chosen by Branch Rickey,The president of the Brooklyn Dodgers, to help integrate Major League Baseball. He joined the all-white Montreal Royals, a farm team for the Brooklyn Dodgers, in 1946.]]> 2021-05-17 14:00:07 UTC https://padlet.com/keiratemplin/kgynxqsuvvd9138g/wish/1531318996 keiratemplin https://padlet.com/keiratemplin/kgynxqsuvvd9138g/wish/1531321502 2021-05-17 14:00:37 UTC https://padlet.com/keiratemplin/kgynxqsuvvd9138g/wish/1531321502 keiratemplin https://padlet.com/keiratemplin/kgynxqsuvvd9138g/wish/1531357825 ** racial discrimination
** segregation 
** black men not treated equally ]]> 2021-05-17 14:07:16 UTC https://padlet.com/keiratemplin/kgynxqsuvvd9138g/wish/1531357825 keiratemplin https://padlet.com/keiratemplin/kgynxqsuvvd9138g/wish/1531384847 ** Track
** Baseball
** Basketball
** Football]]> 2021-05-17 14:12:43 UTC https://padlet.com/keiratemplin/kgynxqsuvvd9138g/wish/1531384847 keiratemplin https://padlet.com/keiratemplin/kgynxqsuvvd9138g/wish/1531392808 ** Introduced into the baseball hall of fame in 1960 
** he was a business man** he died of a heart attack ]]> 2021-05-17 14:14:18 UTC https://padlet.com/keiratemplin/kgynxqsuvvd9138g/wish/1531392808 keiratemplin https://padlet.com/keiratemplin/kgynxqsuvvd9138g/wish/1535449624 ** raised by a single mother 
** born in Georgia
** 4 siblings 
** born on January, 31, 1919
** moved to California with his mother in 1920 
** his father left his mother and 5 kids to raise them on her own when he was a baby.]]> 2021-05-18 13:13:38 UTC https://padlet.com/keiratemplin/kgynxqsuvvd9138g/wish/1535449624 keiratemplin https://padlet.com/keiratemplin/kgynxqsuvvd9138g/wish/1535451280 ** Broke the color Barrier 
** national league rookie in 1947 and 1949
** second baseman in double plays (1949-1952)
** national league MVP in 1949
** won the 1949 batting title with a 342
** national league all star team (1949-1954)
** Had a career batting average of 311 with the dodgers 333 in all star games 
** Led the Dodgers to six World Series and one World Series Championship in a 10-year span.]]> 2021-05-18 13:14:01 UTC https://padlet.com/keiratemplin/kgynxqsuvvd9138g/wish/1535451280 keiratemplin https://padlet.com/keiratemplin/kgynxqsuvvd9138g/wish/1535453077 ** Jackie Robinson was a hero. he was a hero for many reasons. these reasons including ...
** he broke the color line and got drafted for the dodgers and ended segregation in baseball 
** Jackie was a athletic director and basketball coach that then got offered to play as the first black baseball player for the major leagues.
** Jackie Robinson changed the world by giving people of color hope.]]> 2021-05-18 13:14:25 UTC https://padlet.com/keiratemplin/kgynxqsuvvd9138g/wish/1535453077 keiratemplin https://padlet.com/keiratemplin/kgynxqsuvvd9138g/wish/1535497705 ** Stared in "The Jackie Robinson story" in 1950
** Opened a mans clothing store in (1952-1958)
** Signed a contract with WNBC and WNBT to serve as Director of Community Activities in 1952
** Became Vice President of Chock Full O’Nuts in 1957
** Served in numerous campaigns and on the board of directors for the NAACP from 1957-1967
** Established the Jackie Robinson Construction Company in 1970 to build housing for families with low incomes
** Author of autobiography “I Never Had It Made.”]]> 2021-05-18 13:23:51 UTC https://padlet.com/keiratemplin/kgynxqsuvvd9138g/wish/1535497705 keiratemplin https://padlet.com/keiratemplin/kgynxqsuvvd9138g/wish/1535614233 ** The central idea of the story of Jackie Robinson and his life is ... you are stronger than your obstacles. this was really shown through his life because he showed that even though he was a different color than what society excepted at the time he could do the same (if not more) than everyone else.]]> 2021-05-18 13:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/keiratemplin/kgynxqsuvvd9138g/wish/1535614233 keiratemplin https://padlet.com/keiratemplin/kgynxqsuvvd9138g/wish/1535661226 A tale of humanity against the backdrop of Americas favorite pastime. ]]> 2021-05-18 13:56:41 UTC https://padlet.com/keiratemplin/kgynxqsuvvd9138g/wish/1535661226