Have you ever had a turning point or life-changing experience? The idea is explored in the memoir Warriors Don’t Cry by Melba Pattillo Beals, I Never Had It Made an autobiography of Jackie Robinson, and “The Father Of Chinese Aviation” by Rebecca Maskell, which highlights Feng Ru. Melba Pattillo Beals, Jackie Robinson, and Feng Ru all faced dangerous and challenging life- changing experiences, and by doing so, improved their countries and their lives.
One person that helped improve integration of education for all African American students is Melba Pattillo Beals. She was part of the Little Rock Nine and also one of the first African Americans to integrate Central High School an all- white school, in Arkansas. On the morning of September 25, …show more content…
Jackie Robinson was the first African-American to play Major League Baseball. In his autobiography, Robinson, talked about some of the difficulties he encountered. Jackie Robinson was an African-American so all of his teammates didn’t accept him being a player on the team immediately. He had to “live with snubs and rebuffs and rejections”(Robinson). However, the hate from players on other teams was even worse than from his own teammates. Like Beals, Jackie Robinson also faced threats of violence and “ even out-and-out attempts at physical harm”(Robinson). Even with the threats of violence, many African Americans still came out to support him. As time passed people started to accept him more, and he took his place as the first of many black baseball players. Robinson recognized this was a big chance for his race. Robinson was proud “to prove that a sport can’t be called national if blacks are barred from it.” (Robinson.) In paragraph 10 it said, “ Many who came to the ballpark had not been baseball fans before I began to play in the big leagues.” In conclusion, Robinson helped change people's attitudes toward Major League Baseball. He also helped change the attitudes of the people in the United
One person that helped improve integration of education for all African American students is Melba Pattillo Beals. She was part of the Little Rock Nine and also one of the first African Americans to integrate Central High School an all- white school, in Arkansas. On the morning of September 25, …show more content…
Jackie Robinson was the first African-American to play Major League Baseball. In his autobiography, Robinson, talked about some of the difficulties he encountered. Jackie Robinson was an African-American so all of his teammates didn’t accept him being a player on the team immediately. He had to “live with snubs and rebuffs and rejections”(Robinson). However, the hate from players on other teams was even worse than from his own teammates. Like Beals, Jackie Robinson also faced threats of violence and “ even out-and-out attempts at physical harm”(Robinson). Even with the threats of violence, many African Americans still came out to support him. As time passed people started to accept him more, and he took his place as the first of many black baseball players. Robinson recognized this was a big chance for his race. Robinson was proud “to prove that a sport can’t be called national if blacks are barred from it.” (Robinson.) In paragraph 10 it said, “ Many who came to the ballpark had not been baseball fans before I began to play in the big leagues.” In conclusion, Robinson helped change people's attitudes toward Major League Baseball. He also helped change the attitudes of the people in the United