How Did Jackie Robinson Break The Color Barrier

Jackie Robinson had to overcome many challenges like opposing fans and players would throw baseballs at him and racial slurs, and the worst thing about this is that no one would be punished for their actions. Jackie has set many records, and he has influenced and inspired many people. While being the first African American Major League Baseball (MLB) player he faces many challenges, he broke the color barrier, and fought for black rights.
Jackie endured many challenges. Not just for him, but so other African Americans could play baseball. One major challenge that he faces was racial comments and fans that threw things at him, sometimes the opposing players would purposely throw baseballs at his head. "During many games the pitchers would try to hit Jackie Robinson in the head with baseballs, and runners would slide into him with their sharp cleats," (Jackie 62). This quote shows that people were not fond of African American baseball players, that are playing in the MLB, they would put the African Americans through mental and physical torture. Some writers would send Jackie death threats saying that they would kill him and his wife and kidnap his children. On April 7th the towns chief of police strode onto the field in Florida and demanded an immediate halt in a baseball game just because there was a African American playing second base.
This paragraph is about how he faced many challenges such as when the pitchers threw baseballs at his head. The second paragraph was about how he broke the color barrier by setting many records so he could open the door for other African Americans. The third paragraph was about fighting for black rights. He was not in it for himself but he did it so other kids can have a great life no matter what color they are. Jackie Robinson faced death but he kept on fighting and he never gave