Jackie Robinson Research Paper
The Negro Leagues
"I'm not concerned with your liking or disliking me ... all I ask is that you respect me as a human being.” Jackie Robinson
Being a colored person in the early 1920’s was not an easy situation. Trying to play baseball in a integrated national league was even worse. Black people overcame a lot before being able to play in an integrated league, from having to organize their own leagues to the breaking point when finally they were allowed to play in a white league.
Colored players had no choice but to play in separate leagues. By the end of World War I, black baseball became the number one attraction for urban black populations around the country. It was at that time that the first Negro league was organized.
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The East-West All-Star game played annually at Chicago's Comiskey Park, contributing greatly to the ever-growing national popularity of Negro League baseball during the 1930s and …show more content…
This all ended when Manager Leo Durocher informed the team "I do not care if the guy is yellow or black, or if he has stripes like a fuckin' zebra. I'm the manager of this team, and I say he plays. What's more, I say he can make us all rich. And if any of you cannot use the money, I will see that you are all traded." (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie_Robinson). Having the support from his Manager was crucial for him.
Robinson had an exceptional baseball career, played in six World Series and was selected for six consecutive All Stars Games from 1949 to 1954. He also received the Rookie of the Year Award in 1947. He made it to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962 and in 1997 Major League Baseball retired his uniform number, 42, meaning no one else can use that number. Every year on April 15th is the Jackie Robinson Day is a traditional event which occurs annually in Major League Baseball, commemorating and honoring the day he made his major league
"I'm not concerned with your liking or disliking me ... all I ask is that you respect me as a human being.” Jackie Robinson
Being a colored person in the early 1920’s was not an easy situation. Trying to play baseball in a integrated national league was even worse. Black people overcame a lot before being able to play in an integrated league, from having to organize their own leagues to the breaking point when finally they were allowed to play in a white league.
Colored players had no choice but to play in separate leagues. By the end of World War I, black baseball became the number one attraction for urban black populations around the country. It was at that time that the first Negro league was organized.
By …show more content…
The East-West All-Star game played annually at Chicago's Comiskey Park, contributing greatly to the ever-growing national popularity of Negro League baseball during the 1930s and …show more content…
This all ended when Manager Leo Durocher informed the team "I do not care if the guy is yellow or black, or if he has stripes like a fuckin' zebra. I'm the manager of this team, and I say he plays. What's more, I say he can make us all rich. And if any of you cannot use the money, I will see that you are all traded." (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie_Robinson). Having the support from his Manager was crucial for him.
Robinson had an exceptional baseball career, played in six World Series and was selected for six consecutive All Stars Games from 1949 to 1954. He also received the Rookie of the Year Award in 1947. He made it to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962 and in 1997 Major League Baseball retired his uniform number, 42, meaning no one else can use that number. Every year on April 15th is the Jackie Robinson Day is a traditional event which occurs annually in Major League Baseball, commemorating and honoring the day he made his major league