Many people grow up, dream of becoming a professional Athlete like one of the greats or a super hero. When Jackie Robinson came into the league he didn’t only reach his dream, but fulfilled the dreams of many people to come. Jackie Robinson is a hero for breaking down the color barrier and helping change the minds of people’s opinions on African American people. “When Jackie Retired in 1957, He sought out to bring the same tactics to bear on increasing the African-American employment opportunities. My Baseball career has introduced me to many wonderful people and great baseball players. Some of these players were African American and without people like Jackie I wouldn’t have been able to meet them let alone watch them play. The racial discrimination
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Robinson and several other black soldiers applied for admission to an Officer Candidate School (OCS) Although the Army's initial July 1941 guidelines for OCS had been drafted as race neutral, few black applicants were admitted into OCS until after subsequent directives by Army leadership. As a result, the applications of Robinson and his colleagues were delayed for several months. After protests by heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis (then stationed at Fort Riley) and the help of Truman Gibson (then an assistant civilian aide to the Secretary of War), the men were accepted into OCS. The experience led to a personal friendship between Robinson and Louis. Upon finishing OCS, Robinson was commissioned as a second lieutenant in January 1943. Lots of famous people supported Jackie, Joe Louis Being one of them, they saw what he was doing and believed in it to help better the future. Jackie Robinson is known as a hero for his bravery and effort playing baseball in an all-white …show more content…
Because Jackie wasn’t raised in a family of wealth he had to make money on his own and go to work at an early age. When his father left, then he transferred to a new school. When he was in college he had to leave due to financial reasons. During his military career, Jackie was court martialed for not giving up his seat in the front of a bus and was taken in by two police officers at the next stop. Not only that but while in the MLB people insulted him as well as his new teammates because they also would get called things. The whole Dodgers team was hated for having an African American on the team. Jackie also faced death threats towards himself, family, and even teammates. Some of the other members on the team received some just for being on the same team as
Robinson and several other black soldiers applied for admission to an Officer Candidate School (OCS) Although the Army's initial July 1941 guidelines for OCS had been drafted as race neutral, few black applicants were admitted into OCS until after subsequent directives by Army leadership. As a result, the applications of Robinson and his colleagues were delayed for several months. After protests by heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis (then stationed at Fort Riley) and the help of Truman Gibson (then an assistant civilian aide to the Secretary of War), the men were accepted into OCS. The experience led to a personal friendship between Robinson and Louis. Upon finishing OCS, Robinson was commissioned as a second lieutenant in January 1943. Lots of famous people supported Jackie, Joe Louis Being one of them, they saw what he was doing and believed in it to help better the future. Jackie Robinson is known as a hero for his bravery and effort playing baseball in an all-white …show more content…
Because Jackie wasn’t raised in a family of wealth he had to make money on his own and go to work at an early age. When his father left, then he transferred to a new school. When he was in college he had to leave due to financial reasons. During his military career, Jackie was court martialed for not giving up his seat in the front of a bus and was taken in by two police officers at the next stop. Not only that but while in the MLB people insulted him as well as his new teammates because they also would get called things. The whole Dodgers team was hated for having an African American on the team. Jackie also faced death threats towards himself, family, and even teammates. Some of the other members on the team received some just for being on the same team as