What does it mean to be hero? Courage, bravery, passion, and honor these are just some of the many traits that heroes past, present and future have and will exhibit to lay there mark on the world and bring about inspiration amongst the people and fight for a cause they truly believe in with all there being. On January 31st 1919 a true American hero who against all odds, pushing back against the crippling weight of oppression and injustice was born. The movie 42 tells the compelling and heart-warming story of Jackie Roosevelt Robinson, a name that will forever be engraved in both American and baseball culture so deeply. Jackie is remembered for fighting to bring about change and doing something that everyone said and thought was not possible,
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Every one of the 400 players were white but when opening day came in 1947 that number dropped to 399, and one man stood apart.” (42. Dir. Brian Helgeland. Perf. Chadwick Boseman and Harrison Ford. Warner Bros, 2013. DVD.). April 15, 1947 a day to be remembered, the day that Jackie Robinson stepped onto the field as a Brooklyn Dodger and forever changed organized baseball in America and took a huge step for African Americans civil rights
The road to becoming a hero for Jackie Robinson and all heroes alike is a long and bumpy road to go down. “Intensely proud of his talents and his blackness in a white-dominated world, Robinson created drama throughout his life. He fought racism viscerally--in his California childhood, at college, and in the army, where he faced a court-martial for defying illegal segregation on an army bus.” (Foner, Eric, and John A. Garraty. "Robinson, Jackie." The Reader 's Companion to American History. Dec. 1 1991: n.p. SIRS Issues Researcher. Web. 28 Mar. 2016.) Jackie played 4 sports in college and was most notable for his football talent but he had his sights on making a name for himself in …show more content…
“You want a player that doesn’t have the guts to fight back” and Mr. Rickey responded with “I want a player that has the guts not to fight back” (42. Dir. Brian Helgeland. Perf. Chadwick Boseman and Harrison Ford. Warner Bros, 2013. DVD.)
4. “During his first two years with the Dodgers, Robinson kept his word to Rickey and endured astonishing abuse amid national scrutiny without fighting back. His dignified courage in the face of virulent racism--from jeers and insults to bean balls, hate mail, and death threats--commanded the admiration of whites as well as blacks and foreshadowed the tactics that the 1960s civil rights movement would develop into the theory and practice of nonviolence. “(Foner, Eric, and John A. Garraty. "Robinson, Jackie." The Reader 's Companion to American History. Dec. 1 1991: n.p. SIRS Issues Researcher. Web. 28 Mar. 2016.)
5. “If nothing else, Robinson, an unambiguous athletic hero for both races and symbol of sacrifice on the altar of racism, is our most magnificent case of affirmative action. He entered a lily- white industry amid cries that he was unqualified… and he succeeded, ON MERIT, beyond anyone 's wildest hope.” (Early, Gerald. "Performance and Reality: Race, Sports and the Modern World." Nation. Aug. 10-17 1998: 11-20. SIRS Issues Researcher. Web. 29 Mar.
Every one of the 400 players were white but when opening day came in 1947 that number dropped to 399, and one man stood apart.” (42. Dir. Brian Helgeland. Perf. Chadwick Boseman and Harrison Ford. Warner Bros, 2013. DVD.). April 15, 1947 a day to be remembered, the day that Jackie Robinson stepped onto the field as a Brooklyn Dodger and forever changed organized baseball in America and took a huge step for African Americans civil rights
The road to becoming a hero for Jackie Robinson and all heroes alike is a long and bumpy road to go down. “Intensely proud of his talents and his blackness in a white-dominated world, Robinson created drama throughout his life. He fought racism viscerally--in his California childhood, at college, and in the army, where he faced a court-martial for defying illegal segregation on an army bus.” (Foner, Eric, and John A. Garraty. "Robinson, Jackie." The Reader 's Companion to American History. Dec. 1 1991: n.p. SIRS Issues Researcher. Web. 28 Mar. 2016.) Jackie played 4 sports in college and was most notable for his football talent but he had his sights on making a name for himself in …show more content…
“You want a player that doesn’t have the guts to fight back” and Mr. Rickey responded with “I want a player that has the guts not to fight back” (42. Dir. Brian Helgeland. Perf. Chadwick Boseman and Harrison Ford. Warner Bros, 2013. DVD.)
4. “During his first two years with the Dodgers, Robinson kept his word to Rickey and endured astonishing abuse amid national scrutiny without fighting back. His dignified courage in the face of virulent racism--from jeers and insults to bean balls, hate mail, and death threats--commanded the admiration of whites as well as blacks and foreshadowed the tactics that the 1960s civil rights movement would develop into the theory and practice of nonviolence. “(Foner, Eric, and John A. Garraty. "Robinson, Jackie." The Reader 's Companion to American History. Dec. 1 1991: n.p. SIRS Issues Researcher. Web. 28 Mar. 2016.)
5. “If nothing else, Robinson, an unambiguous athletic hero for both races and symbol of sacrifice on the altar of racism, is our most magnificent case of affirmative action. He entered a lily- white industry amid cries that he was unqualified… and he succeeded, ON MERIT, beyond anyone 's wildest hope.” (Early, Gerald. "Performance and Reality: Race, Sports and the Modern World." Nation. Aug. 10-17 1998: 11-20. SIRS Issues Researcher. Web. 29 Mar.