Jackie Robinson Robby
Crack! The ball soared up and out of the stadium. I smiled as I jogged around the bases, ignoring the racist comments being screamed at me. I had just hit my 137 home run. I break color barriers that no one else has dared to, and I changed the game of baseball forever. Growing up my mother taught me to ignore racial slurs and negative comments. I took these lessons to the field I played incredibly, while facing even more challenge off the field. I am Jackie Robinson, the first man of color to play major league baseball
Not everyone liked the idea that I was playing in the major league. The world champions, the St. Louis Cardinals planned to stop me from playing completely. The plan was set to be executed on May 9, 1947, when Brooklyn was to visit St. Louis for the first game of the season against the two clubs. The Cards were planning to pull a …show more content…
They were riding him about being a southerner and playing baseball with a black man. Pee Wee didn’t answer them. Without a glance in their direction, he left his position and walked over to me. He put his hand on my shoulder and began talking to me. His words weren’t important. I don’t even remember what he said. It was a gesture of comradeship and support that counted. As he stood talking with me with a friendly arm around my shoulder, he was saying loud and clear, “Yell. Heckle. Do anything you want. We came here to play baseball.”
Off the field it was no better. I was patronized and pushed around. People would drive by my home and yell racist comments and throw objects. It took all I have to keep my composure and professionalism. Even the press was out for me. I never drink but if I went near a bar the paper the next morning would say that I went out and got drunk. Once I got married if I was seen talking to any other women, I was accused of having an affair with
Crack! The ball soared up and out of the stadium. I smiled as I jogged around the bases, ignoring the racist comments being screamed at me. I had just hit my 137 home run. I break color barriers that no one else has dared to, and I changed the game of baseball forever. Growing up my mother taught me to ignore racial slurs and negative comments. I took these lessons to the field I played incredibly, while facing even more challenge off the field. I am Jackie Robinson, the first man of color to play major league baseball
Not everyone liked the idea that I was playing in the major league. The world champions, the St. Louis Cardinals planned to stop me from playing completely. The plan was set to be executed on May 9, 1947, when Brooklyn was to visit St. Louis for the first game of the season against the two clubs. The Cards were planning to pull a …show more content…
They were riding him about being a southerner and playing baseball with a black man. Pee Wee didn’t answer them. Without a glance in their direction, he left his position and walked over to me. He put his hand on my shoulder and began talking to me. His words weren’t important. I don’t even remember what he said. It was a gesture of comradeship and support that counted. As he stood talking with me with a friendly arm around my shoulder, he was saying loud and clear, “Yell. Heckle. Do anything you want. We came here to play baseball.”
Off the field it was no better. I was patronized and pushed around. People would drive by my home and yell racist comments and throw objects. It took all I have to keep my composure and professionalism. Even the press was out for me. I never drink but if I went near a bar the paper the next morning would say that I went out and got drunk. Once I got married if I was seen talking to any other women, I was accused of having an affair with