The Line Leaping Legend: Jackie Robinson

Was Jackie Robinson the African American epitome of Babe Ruth, or was he more? Jack Roosevelt Robinson was born on January 31, 1919 in Georgia. Subsequently, he became a symbol for change and a warrior for equality. For instance, similar to Katniss Everdeen from the movie series The Hunger Games, Robinson fought for the rights of the people, from an unjust government rule, “Robinson's integration of baseball was a major blow to segregation everywhere, causing other racial barriers to fall”(Wormser). In any case, his courageous battle for equal rights earned him a special place in history. In particular, the Hall of Fame was and is every baseball player’s most indulgent desire, but for Jackie it was deemed impossible; however, “Jackie Robinson made baseball history and that’s what the Hall of Fame is, baseball history”(Robinson and Duckett). Therefore, in 1962, Jackie Robinson became the first African American to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. As a result, the Dodgers retired his number, 42, to preserve his everlasting memory (The Jackie Robinson Foundation). Nevertheless, Jackie Robinson was a unique individual, a legend in baseball, and an inspiration for civil rights.

Jackie Robinson was very unique; he had much more potential, talent, and knowledge than anyone could have expected. Incidentally, born in Georgia with four other siblings, Robinson was raised by his single mother in poverty and began schooling at John Muir High School, continuing his education at Pasadena Junior College. However, recognized solemnly for baseball, Robinson excelled in many sports. To resume, in 1938, while attending Pasadena Junior college he was named the region’s Most Valuable Player in baseball (The Jackie Robinson Foundation). L...

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... two children, established the Jackie Robinson Foundation. At any rate, today it helps young people by providing scholarships and mentoring programs (The Jackie Robinson Foundation). In short, Jackie Robinson was just a man, a man who died just like everyone else, but his contributions to the world made him far more of a man than most.

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