Branch Rickey

leaving the army. At that time, baseball was segregated and whites and blacks played in separate leagues. After playing in the Negro Leagues for a few years, Robinson was chosen by the President of the Brooklyn Dodgers, Branch Rickey, as the person who would help integrate MLB. Rickey insisted that Jackie promise that when confronted with racism, he would not fight back. As soon as his baseball career started, he was tested. People in the stands, opposing players and even his own teammates…

example, refusing to sit in the back of a military bus landed him in trouble, but this displayed his courage and leadership. Number 42 had received the harshest treatment publicly than any other athlete on the field. Words of the wise from his Owner Mr. Rickey, “ I want the player with the guts not to fight back” (Warner Bros). Robinson displayed exactly this by not responding to the numerous n-words, the unfair treatment in public venues, poor calls made on the field, teammates petitioning not…

if the military Jackie played in the Negro league on the Kansas City Monarchs. In 1945 Jackie was recruited by Branch Rickey the Brooklyn Dodgers manager. Jackie had one thing In mind coming into the league he wanted to break the unwritten…

Branch Rickey called his move the “greatest baseball experiment”. He knew that the individual would have to be strong, able to stand up to an intensely volatile crowd, and be able to avoid conflicts when they arose. He chose Jackie to be the player to cross the “color line” to integrate baseball(__). Branch Rickey chose Jackie Robinson to be the one to break the color barrier because he knew the Jackie had…

Jackie Robinson was born in Cairo, GA, January 31, 1919. His parents are Jerry and Mallie Robinson. Jackie is the youngest of five children. Jackie was raised by his mother in relative poverty. He went to a high school named “John Muir High School.” Once his high school days were over, he attended “Pasadena Junior College.” He played four sports: football, track, basketball, and baseball. He was an excellent athlete in each sport. According to biography.com, “He was named the region’s Most…

Jackie Robinson, was an honorable person who would one day change the perspectives of the people across America. Jackie got his first taste of professional baseball when the president of the Brooklyn Dodgers, Branch Rickey, decided to sign him to the Royals, a farm team of the Dodgers. Rickey had the intention of integrating American ball, so he sought out Robinson because he know that he would be…

The veteran mounds man is seen intentionally throwing a pitch at Robinson’s head, hitting him with that pitch, and then attempting to insult him with a dismissive and racially tinged remark. This is just one of the plentiful occurrences where Mr. Robinson was attacked on a baseball field simple because of his skin color. Robinson grew up in Cairo, Georgia in 1919 as part of a family of five. Growing up he had always excelled in sports being the first athlete in UCLA history to get varsity…

In 1947, one man changed sports history forever. Jack Roosevelt Robinson made his major league debut, breaking a baseball color barrier that had been set since 1876. Robinson set ways for future generations through his determination and courage. Robinson believed in equality, decency, morality, injustice, and ending a wrong with a right (Allen). Jackie Robinson changed American society through his dedication for civil rights. Robinson was born on January 31, 1919 in Cairo, Georgia (Swaine). He…

Americans faced every day in America prior to the Civil Rights Movement. Jackie, a 28-year-old black veteran from Georgia, signed a contract in 1947 to play professional professional baseball for the Brooklyn Dodgers. This move by general manager Branch Rickey was widely frowned upon by many managers, coaches, and players throughout the league. At one point, led by Kirby Higbe, several players sign a petition to get Jackie kicked off of the team for no reason other than that they did not want to…

color-barrier when he played first base for the Dodgers against the Boston Braves. Being the only black in a white baseball world proved tough for Robinson. His unsupportive teammates even started a petition to have him removed from the roster. Luckily, Rickey still had Robinson’s back. He threatened that if the players didn’t change their thoughts towards Robinson, they wouldn’t be playing. While struggling to befriend his whole team, Robinson had greater issues with pleasing the rest of white…