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Jackie Robinson’s impact on America
There were many African Americans in the United States who have influenced the 20th
century
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Robinson was born in Cairo, Georgia in 1919 and had been a part of a family with
five kids including him
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At a young age, he had excelled in many sports, he attended UCLA
where he played and performed well in baseball, basketball, football and track
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Even before he rose to fame, he advocated for civil rights in America
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Jackie Robinson was an
influence during the 20th century by using baseball to encourage other African Americans to
play, creating opportunities for others, and protesting for civil rights
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He started his professional
career with the Negro leagues as a second baseman
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He was recruited by the Dodgers and played for their farm team
named the Montreal Royals in 1946
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2 He changed the course of sports and how

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"UCLA Celebrates Jackie Robinson Day," UCLA, accessed May 21, 2019,
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org/hall-of-famers/robinson-jackie
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Up until this point, majority of Major League teams were white people
being the coaches and players
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Robinson’s family was also only his mom and five kids, he had been from a
single parent household and was able to have created have a professional sports career which
inspired low income families
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Jackie has impacted America by using his status to help Americans
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He used his earnings to
invest in businesses he believed would benefit his fellow Americans
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“The Freedom National Bank” was created in to help black business owners in securing their
earning safely
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3 During its run it
provided many African Americans with a reliable bank
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4 As a businessman himself, Jackie
understood the importance of security and having a trustworthy bank
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Jackie worked his way up the ranks to Second lieutenant of

Yarrow, Andrew L
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Bank, accessed May 19, 2019,
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com/seevak/groups/2000/sites/Robinson/NEWVERSION/bank
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a segregated unit in Fort Hood, Texas
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Television at the time of the 1960s
was not very diverse
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Jackie became the first black sports TV analyst, he broadcasted for
ABC's Major League Baseball Game of the Week telecasts in 1965
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Jackie had pioneered many “firsts” for
the African Americans in America
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Jackie Robinson had encouraged equal rights for all Americans
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Robinson soon began to bring light to these kinds of issues after he was confronted by
a white bus driver on a bus while sitting next to a light-skinned woman
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Robinson started to make his voice heard by
supporting and protesting at peaceful marches
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He stood up for what he
believed in setting an example for people to stand up for equality
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He knew that due to him being a well known and respected figure in his community and African
Americans at the time would suggest that he wanted to make a difference
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6 Jackie understood the importance of education for

"Jackie Robinson: A Legacy of Activism," The American Prospect, accessed May 17, 2019,
https://prospect
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"Robinson's Later Career: 1957 to 1961, Library of Congress," The Library of Congress,
accessed May 20, 2019,
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Americans and wanted others to live the successful lives they want to live
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It is evident that throughout his life, Jackie Robinson not only believed in personal
improvement but in the improvement of America
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Jackie was a pioneer for integration during the 20th century
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Since the beginning of his
career, Jackie had been a supporter of civil rights
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Jackie had been a big
example for many up-and-coming athletes in the 20th century, by being on a professional
baseball team Robinson made way for these new African American athletes to feel wanted in the
realm of sports
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ine-and-jackie-robinson/1957-to-1961/

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