The baseball star, Jackie Robinson, had a major impact on baseball and in US society as a whole. Becoming a Brooklyn Dodger in 1947 was big baseball news as he was the first Afro-American to be a player in the major leagues.
This of course led the way for other Afro-Americans to play Major League Baseball. The impact was huge.
In 1947, with three baseball teams in the nation's largest city, this became news, but it was bigger news than many Americans today realize.
In 1947, there were only two major sports that lite up the sports scene in America. One was College Football, the other was baseball.
Big time sports today, as example include the NBA, the NFL, and NHL. In 1947 this was not the case.
So the impact was greater than if we had all the big spectator sports of today.
The impact because of baseball's overall position as the "Nations Pastime" brought more non sports publicity about Jackie Robinson.
His full name was Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson.
Jackie Robinson and Branch Rickey
The first African American was Jakkie Robinson and he was awsome.
No, Jackie Robinson was not born in the 1930s, he was born in 1919, January 31, 1919.
Jackie Robinson was an African American baseball player.
The Jackie Robinson Foundation's motto was created by its founder. It was, "A life is not important except for the impact it has on others' lives."
Jackie Robinson is so signifigant in US history. He is known for being the first black male to play MLB.
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Jackie Robinson contribute to the African American history by being the one breaking the color barrier on baseball.
Jackie Robinson was the first black man allowed to play in the Major Leagues during WWII.
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He stood up for the rights of black citizens.
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Jackie Robinson's mother was Mallie Robinson.
Jackie Robinson's mother was Mallie Robinson.
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