How Did Jackie Doby Influence The Civil Rights Movement

back.”(Biography.com). Branch knew that if Jackie were to lose his temper then this plan of Branch’s would not work. Jackie was able to keep this promise until they released him from this oath (Hill).
Jackie was released from this oath in 1949 and became an avid activist. Because of the respect that Jackie had earned from playing baseball he was very impactful on everyone for this reason. He joined the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) and became a chairman for their fight for freedom campaign (Module). He then became the Grand Marshal of the youth march for integration (Module). Jackie became an iconic figure for the rights movement in America.
Throughout his career, he was able to get close to the government and have high impact on it. He was not impressed with president Eisenhower’s silence on the issue of African American rights (Module). He was able to send numerous letters to him and make a big impact on outcomes of decisions. He was taking a stand at the highest level available to him. Jackie then became very active in the republican party, he even campaigned for president Nixon (Module). His ability to move up the chains into the government was impactful on the
After Jackie, baseball integrated fairly quickly. Larry Doby signed onto the Cleveland Indians three months after Jackie was to the Dodgers (Simon 61). He did not play as much as Jackie did and therefore did not receive as much exposure. By the end of that first season Jackie had three other negroes playing with him in the major leagues (Taha). The idea of integrated baseball was only achievable because of the skill that these new players had. Currently ten percent of Major League Baseball is African American (O’Conner). Though this number is not very significant, in 1978 the percentage was up to 28% and compared to 0% this is a large