Jackie Robinson

Jan 31,1919-1956.

He was born in Pasadena

by: Felix.

HELLO MY NAME IS Jackie Robinson.

Main idea.

Jackie Robinson was one of the most famous black baseball players. He was the first black baseball player in the major leagues. He won the most valuable player award in baseball. He was on the team the Brooklyn Dodgers and his number was 42. When he was a kid he would sell hotdogs at baseball games. People would pay him to be on their team because he was a really good player.

Background information.

He was born before the Civil Rights Movement. He was alive when there were the Jim Crow laws.

His childhood was: It was really hard.

Problems that he faced.

1.Being called out when he was not out.

2.Being segregated because of his skin color. He couldn't go in a white restaurant or drink out of white fountains.

Fun Facts!

1.He sold hot dogs at baseball games.

2.He once had a game with 2,000 people there.

3.People paid him to be on his team.

4.Jackie Robinson’s older brother was a silver medalist at the Olympics.

5. He was also a good pro basketball player, pro football player, also he did track and field, and tennis.

Character Traits.

1.He is calm because he got mad at being called out and stayed calm.

2.BRAVE!!!! because he stood up for his rights!

3.And helpful because when he was young he sold hot dogs to people at baseball games.

If I could ask Jackie Robinson One question it would be?…What do you do in your free time that's not baseball?

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::Why do I think this guy is significant today::..

Because well…

He let black Americans play baseball.

This is cool read this…He did walk with “Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ” Wow I wish I was him.