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Jackie Robinson was an american icon. He helped stop prejudice in major leage sports. Without him there would be no african americans in major league sports. Many people were not exited about jackie playing in MLB (major league baseball) some even protested. They did not believe that african americans belonged im major league sports. Some people were excited about his historical first game.

INTRO: Jackie Robinson was an american hero. For example he broke the baseball color barrier. He was the first african american to play in the MLB in that century. He was loved by some and hated by some. By that People would "BOOOOO" Him. They would say he was REALLY Bad at baseball. But really he was one of the best at baseball.

CAUSES: Jackie Robinson was very good at baseball. Not many people realized that the negro leagues had many good players but some did. One of these people was MLBs Branch Rickey the owner of the dodgers. Branch Rickey really liked Jackie Robinson, he knew that if he played on his team that his team could be alot better. So Rickey put him on his farm team. He played a season on that team then went to the dodgers. His first game was a very historical event.

IMPACTS: After awhile people started to accept black players in major league sports. For example there was more black players in the MLB. People really like Jackie after a couple of seasons. He was amazing at what he did. After he retired from baseball he worked with the NAACP (national association for the advancment of colored people. People started to realize that backs were equall to whites. Jackie Robinson worked with Martin Luther King Jr. in protests and sit-ins. He was no longer all about about baseball. Also people threw things at him and shouted insults at him.

HELPED: He helped fight for Justice and Equality in many ways. For example,he made more african americans be able to play in major league sports. He wanted and tried to Break the baseball color barrier. He and Branch Rickey Both wanted to have White and White players to play baseball together.

FEELINGS: I feel happy that he got accepted into baseball. I feel sad that he was still treated prejudice even when he was accepted into baseball. He or anybody else should not be treated prejudice because the color of there skin. He helped fight for justice and equality and stop prjudice in baseball and all major league sports.

Jackie robinson was the first african american to play in a major league sport in that century. He was one of the best baseball players of all time in the MLB. Jackie Robinson was very athletic and loved playing sports. He played football,baskeball, track and Baseball. He was even in the army for a couple of years.He even has a song written about him.

Did you see Jackie Robinson hit that ball? kIt went zoom in cross the left field wall. Yeah boy, yes, yes. Jackie hit that ball.

And when he swung his bat, the crowd went wild, because he knocked that ball a solid mile. Yeah boy, yes, yes. Jackie hit that ball. Satchel Page [i.e., Paige] is mellow,

so is Campanella, Newcombe and Doby, too. But it's a natural fact, when Jackie comes to bat, the other team is through.

Did you see Jackie Robinson hit that ball? Did he hit it boy, and that ain't all. He stole home. Yes, yes, Jackie's real gone. __(courtesy of this website)__ [] __Buddy Johnson submitted this sheet music for copyright in June, 1949.__

Jackie robinson was an american hero. He faced many prejudice things during his baseball career. No one cared if he was extremely famous. One of the many prejudice things was while he was ready to bat. Someone threw a black cat at him and yelled "Look robinson its your cousin" after that he hit a home run and yelled "Well my cousin must be pretty proud of me then." He took many hard yellings but he just ignored them no matter how bad it was. He also got letters threatning him and one of those letters said " We will kill you and come to your house if you dont stop playing. Also, "We have already killed several like you (one was found in a river just recently)" They where really bad...

Although he was on an all whites team, They still treated him like he was white and they knew he might be good. Once he started playing, They knew that he was good so they put him on second base. He got even more famous just for playing at second base and in the outfield. His perfomances where outstanding.

Although some whites hated hom, Some whites and blacks loved him! Lots and lots 'n Lots of fans. He Got even more famous when he hit home runs, got a basehit, or stealed a base. Thats what most fans like about him. This made him relise that the negro league made those good games.

Event : Jackies first game.

Causes : He was really good at baseball, Branch rickey (owner of the dodgers) wanted a black player that was afraid to fight back because if he faught back they would think black players REALLY didnt belong in baseball. People were starting to realise that the negro leagues had really good players.

Problems : He still faced alot of prejudice. Lots of people hated him him and threatened to kill him.

Impacts : Dodgers Didnt Treat Him bad at all when they where on the game. Sports where no longer segragated.

Jakcie had earn the comradeship from his team. Comradeship is Big for jackie because he is black and he was on an all whites team. He had to earn respect from them. He did earn it though. Although he did earn it, not everybody liked it. But at first a team member named stanky said " I want you to know something, your on this ball club as far as im concerned that make you one of twenty-five players on my team. But before i play with you i want you to know I dont like you" Jackie stared inot stanky's eyes and said really calmky as he could and said " All right. Thats the way I'd rather have have. Right iut in the open." Stanky was one of those people. But he said that when they where in games like in the first couple of games. But thats why He had to earn his leadership from his comrades.People all over the world watched him play. Since Branch Rickey wanted and made Jackie Robinson a player Branch Was also Probably hated to. But because he was white, He wasnt hated as much. Alsoevery time when they went to the series. Jackie Robinson went on to champion the cause of civil rights when he retired from the game. Robinson led the Brooklyn Dodgers to six National League titles and only won one against the NY Yankeys. Yankeys Beat the dodgers. Jackie Robinson was trying to break the color barrier. After he was on the MLB People wanted and then started following him. They wanted to go along and break the color barrier like him. After a while they did break it.Young AA's formed a program called breaking barriers to make it so That everybody can play baseball or any sports with the whites.

Everybody wanted the same rights as the whites. All blacks wanted equal rights the same as Whites Did.