Why is Jackie Robinson a hero?
Jackie Robinson is a hero up to this day because he was the first
black person to break the color barrier and the first to be the vice president
of chock full o” nuts.
Jackie Robinson helped people to get passed the color barrier.
The played in the major leagues when people did not want to. He stated at first
base on April 15, 1947 as the first black guy since the 1880’s. The dodger’s
ended racial segregation that rejected players from joining a major baseball
leagues. He helped in the civil rights move movement. He played in six World
Series and contributed to the dodgers in 1955 World Series champing ship. He
won six consecutive all-star games and awarded MLB rookie of the year award and
won the national leagues most valuable player award.
Does his legacy live on?
His legacy lives on because every one plays baseball and not
by color of there skin or how the look. Whites and blacks and others play every
sport and not by racial color or any thing.
How did his actions result in
changes in America that were far beyond baseball?
His actions resulted in all sports
to baseball to football that every one has the right to play and to do what
he/she wants to do. He helped girls and guys play the sport the truly love and not
by what people say.
How did he
shape sports for the generations to come?
He
changed the shape of sports for the next generations to come by distorting the
color barrier so the next generation could not feel what they felt when you are
not allow to play sports or to play with other race of people.
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