Jackie Robinson (Hardcover)

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Jackie Robinson by Arnold Rampersad: 9780345426550

A biography of the black athlete who broke the color barrier in major league baseball when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947.

Jackie Robinson [Book]

Jackie Robinson was the first African American to play baseball in the modern major leagues. That may not seem like a big deal today -- but in 1947 it was a very big deal. Until Jackie stepped up to the plate, African Americans couldn't play on most professional sports teams.TIME For Kids® Biographies help make a connection between the lives of past heroes and the events of today.

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At a time when much of the United States was still racially segregated, Jackie Robinson smashed the color barrier to become the first African-American player in Major League Baseball. Born in 1919 to a family of sharecroppers, Robinson excelled in sports throughout his school years. After serving briefly in the army during WWII, he briefly played ball in the Negro Leagues. At about the same time, a handful of all-white Major League teams paid lip service to trying out black players.

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