JACKIE ROBINSONAlisha Thomas

Who is Jackie Robinson?• He was the first baseball player to break the color barrier

in Major League Baseball.

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XY-XshGhMU

Early Life• Jack Roosevelt Robinson

• Cairo, Georgia

• 1919

• Mostly raised by single parent

• Father left and moved to Pasadena, California

Early Life Cont.• Poverty

• Only black family on the block

• Gang

• Carl Anderson

Early Life Cont.• Washington Junior High School

• John Muir High School

• Varsity Level

• Football, Baseball, Track, Basketball, Tennis

Recognition • Pacific Coast Negro Tennis Tournament

• Pomona

• Pasadena Star News

•  "for two years has been the outstanding athlete at Muir, starring in football, basketball, track, baseball and tennis."

High School• Baseball MVP

• Order of the Mast and Dagger

College Life• UCLA

• First student to win Varsity Letters in 4 sports

• Left UCLA

• NYA

Where did he go?• Moved to Honolulu

• Honolulu Bears

• Cut short

• War began

Cont.• Drafted to Army

• Second Lieutenant

• Arrested

• During Training

• Honorable discharge

After Discharge• Played Professional Baseball

• Segregated

• Branch Rickey

• Dodgers Vice President

Cont.• Joined Farm Team for Brooklyn Dodgers (Royals)

• All- White

• Robinson:"Are you looking for a Negro who is afraid to fight back?“

Rickey:"with guts enough not to fight back.“

• Turned Cheek

Cont.• 600$ a month

• Noble Experiment

• Racial issues

• Phillies

• Went back to California

Later that season..• Toured South America

• Married fiancée Rachel Isum

Dodgers• Called to play Major-League

• First baseman

• Ebbets Field

• Color Barrier

• Dodgers win

Cont.• Fans abandon Negro league teams to watch Robinson

• Positive review however…

• Racial tension

• "I do not care if the guy is yellow or black, or if he has stripes like a [zebra]. I'm the manager of this team, and I say he plays. What's more, I say he can make us all rich. And if any of you cannot use the money, I will see that you are all traded.“

Racism Continued• Opposing teams

• Cardinals

• 7-inch gash

• Phillies

Encouragement• "You can hate a man for many reasons. Color is not one

of them.“

• Statue was made of him

Accomplishments• 151 games for Dodgers

• 175 hits

• 12 home runs

• 29 stolen bases

• Rookie of the year Award

Cont.• Encouraged other African-Americans to play major league

baseball

• Signed a $12,500 contract (equal to $114,043 today) with the Dodgers

• Surgery

• Started to weaken

Retirement• Played in 1955 World Series and won

• Diagnosed with diabetes

• New York Giants

• Retirement

• Executive of Chock full O’Nuts

Conclusion• Died: October 24, 1972

• Played for 60 years

• Presented equality

• “Alegend and a symbol in his own time“

Interesting Facts• Movie made after him• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biLJvoQp0C4• Song made after him• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-7Ac2LVVYU• Appeared in TV game shows• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LaRkuU-YjM&feature=

related

Personal Quotes • “I'm not concerned with your liking or disliking me... All I

ask is that you respect me as a human being.”

• “There's not an American in this country free until every one of us is free.”

• “Above anything else, I hate to lose.”

• “How you played in yesterday's game is all that counts.”

Multiple Choice Questions• What college did Jackie Robinson go to?

a. Harvard University

b. UCLA

c. Yale

d. MIT

Multiple Choice Questions• Why did Jackie get arrested?

a. Yelling at a white police officer.

b. Stealing

c. Refusing to sit at the back of the bus

d. Refusing to go to war

Multiple Choice Questions• What was Jackie’s wife’s name?

a. Rebecca

b. Rachel

c. Stephanie

d. Sarah

Multiple Choice Questions• What team gave Jackie Robinson the hardest time?

a. Phillies

b. Yankees

c. Cubs

d. Red Sox

Multiple Choice Questions• What was the name of the Dodger’s farm team that

Robinson played for?

a. Royals

b. Warriors

c. Queens

d. Kings