Jackie Robinson took the civil right movement agreeably. This essay is about Jackie
Robinson and the civil rights movement. He was a huge influence on black baseball players.
Jackie Robinson was the first African American to play Major League Baseball. He was drafted in 1947 by Branch Rickey, the GM of the former Brooklyn Dodgers. This essay is about Jackie Robinson and how the civil rights movement affected him during the 1940s.
When the time approached for Branch Rickey, the general manager of the Dodgers, to sign Robinson, he had several difficult decisions to make. First, should he sign a black player? And if he did, what were the consequences? Second, did Robinson have the talent to play in the big leagues? But it was the last decision that was the most important, as it concerned Robinson's personal qualities. Was he tough enough in the best sense to confront the certain racial turmoil he would face? So, Rickey took his chance and signed him. In becoming the first......
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