Jackie Robinson was the first African American person in the MLB. Back then people didn’t really like african american people so him being accepted into the MLB wasn’t smooth. He faced discrimination from fans in the crowd and even some of his teammates. It got so bad that people were sending letters with death threats. He did not let that stop him. In fact that made him an even better ball player. The insults just made him strive to be better. Like Robinson said “Let your ability speak for itself.”He never
Jackie Robinson was the first African American person in the MLB. Back then people didn’t really like african american people so him being accepted into the MLB wasn’t smooth. He faced discrimination from fans in the crowd and even some of his teammates. It got so bad that people were sending letters with death threats. He did not let that stop him. In fact that made him an even better ball player. The insults just made him strive to be better. Like Robinson said “Let your ability speak for itself.”He never