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Jackie
Robinson was the first African American to play in Major League
Baseball. Robinson began playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947 and
with his accomplishments he was able to influence many other people.
Robinson was the only African American playing in the major leagues at the time, therefore he had to prove that he was as good as any other player on the league. Even though, many people did not want him to play and did not support him because of his skin color, he strived to make good plays and help the Dodgers win. As he continued to play, he showed people that he made a lot of contributions to the team and soon his teammates began to accept him as a player. This was the first time that people in baseball that people began to view African Americans in a different way and saw that they had the potential of doing great things.
After Robinson other African Americans were inspired to fight for their rights because they saw that they had a chance to being accepted. People like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr were inspired to protest during the Civil Rights Movement in order to make everyone in society equal. They wanted to break the barrier for people of color in society like Robinson did in baseball.
Robinson was the only African American playing in the major leagues at the time, therefore he had to prove that he was as good as any other player on the league. Even though, many people did not want him to play and did not support him because of his skin color, he strived to make good plays and help the Dodgers win. As he continued to play, he showed people that he made a lot of contributions to the team and soon his teammates began to accept him as a player. This was the first time that people in baseball that people began to view African Americans in a different way and saw that they had the potential of doing great things.
After Robinson other African Americans were inspired to fight for their rights because they saw that they had a chance to being accepted. People like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr were inspired to protest during the Civil Rights Movement in order to make everyone in society equal. They wanted to break the barrier for people of color in society like Robinson did in baseball.
Robinson’s
baseball career encouraged many people to fight for civil rights and
they were able to gain new opportunities. His accomplishments in
baseball allowed other colored people to play in the major leagues. His
charisma and his willingness to fight for the rights of colored men
inspired other people to continue to strive for equality in order to
make society a place in which white men and black men came together as
one.
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