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Who was the first person to break the Major League Baseball color barrier? Jackie Robinson was the first African American to play in Major League Baseball. Busting through many obstacles such as segregation. Through all that he set the example that color or race did not matter and that you could be what you want to be no matter what color. So he changed the game of baseball by being the first African American to play in Major League Baseball. Jackie Robinson was born on January 3,1919 in Cairo,…

On April 15th, 1947, Jackie Robinson shattered the 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…

sports but made the most impact in football as he was named All-American twice and won the Heisman Trophy in 1985. Despite announcing that he did not want to play for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers the Buccaneers selected him with the first pick in the NFL Draft. Bo signed with the Kansas city royals and skipped the NFL to play in the MLB.…

Every day, people are experiencing turning points in their lives that change their lives for the better. A turning point is a life-changing event that changes your life. Sometimes, it can even change the country and the way people view things. Three articles that were referenced for this essay are, I Never Had It Made By Jackie Robinson, Warriors Don’t Cry by Melba Beals, Guts:The True Stories Behind Hatchet, and The Brian Books Made By Gary Paulsen. Some people who have had life-changing…

I am not a creative person. When we were told about the project and that we had to come up with an idea to draw or create our own ceiling tile, I was not too excited. However, I knew that I had to come up with something since this was a giant part of my final grade. I sat there thinking while everyone else had already basically come up with an idea. Then it hit me, why don't I do it about something I love and have a passion for and that was, baseball. I decided I was going to draw the team's…

Bravery dares to fight something that is bigger than you. Bravery comes in many ways such as standing up to someone or something, having the courage to withstand certain obstacles in life, and never giving up without a fight. To begin with, standing up to someone takes a lot of courage especially if the person is stronger than that person. For example, Todd Beamer was a passenger on United Airlines flight 93 that was hijacked and headed for the U.S. Capitol. At a point of Flight 93…

challenges that he faces in his autobiography ‘’I never had it made’’ about being the first black player in the Major leagues. The text states why it was a challenge because’’I was playing in the major leagues for the first time playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers. They wouldn't accept mre into the major leagues so I had to live with rejects, rebuffs, and snobs. There…

A lot of people who follow sports know about the Negro Leagues in baseball. Jackie Robinson played there before breaking baseball’s color barrier in the 1940s. But most people don’t know about the Black Fives. Beginning in 1904, this was the basketball league for only African-Americans. A man named Claude Johnson decided to dedicate an exhibit to the Black Fives. “There are ‘dozens and dozens’ of all-black teams that played basketball before 1950 — and that their legacy reflects the changing…

FLORENCE— Do you smell it? That smell. A kind of smelly smell. The smelly smell that smells... smelly. As you surely know, that smell is the legendary Samuel “Stinky” Smith, who found his way to our school and didn’t even need to compete for a place in our hearts. Some may have always wondered where this true hero came from, which is reasonable because a man like this doesn’t come very often in life. Fortunately, through working with him in recent work with the Florence Chronicle, we have…

Walter Jerry Payton was born July 25, 1954, to Peter and Alyne Payton in Columbia, Mississippi. Growing up, Walter did not play football. “Payton took an interest in music and learned to play the drums. He joined the school band in high school, and he sang and played with various rhythm and blues groups in his spare time. During his freshman year of high school he participated in only one sport, track and field.” (Life of Walter Payton) Walter first started football his junior year of high…