About three years before becoming major league baseballs first black player, jackie robinson was. I was born on january 31, 1919, and my hometown is cairo, georgia. This is the story of jackie robinson, the first black player in major league baseball. Robinson has been referred to by author david falkner as the father of. For the 60th anniversary of robinson s major league debut, mlb invited players to wear the number 42 on jackie robinson day in 2007.
The book explores robinsons life, from his birth in georgia in 1919 through his death in connecticut in 1972. This story recounts baseball legend jackie robinsons 1949 season, in which he batted. I am jackie robinson ordinary people change the world by brad meltzer author, christopher eliopoulos illustrator jackie robinson always loved. Author barry denenberg presents robinsons life in an engaging style that. List of books and articles about jackie robinson online.
In 1947 he joined the brooklyn dodgers and brook the colored barrier. Follow sports history as you read about jackie robinson crossing racial barriers in the 1940s. In 1947 jackie joined the brooklyn dodgers, breaking the longtime color barrier in. As a little kid, jackie grew up in a small town in cairo, georgia. An author is sharing the lessons he learned from his friendship with jackie robinson. Jack roosevelt robinson january 31, 1919 october 24, 1972 was an american. Jackie robinsons daughter, sharon, wants to talk about. When i read this book it got me interested in baseball. On april 15, 1947, he broke the decadesold colour line of major league baseball when he appeared on the field for the national league brooklyn dodgers in a game against the boston braves.
Jackie robinson, the first black athlete to play major league baseball, joined the brooklyn dodgers on april 15, 1947, a date now famous as jackie robinson day. Jackie robinson was the first african american to play major league baseball in the united states during the 20th century. Enjoy the best jackie robinson quotes at brainyquote. Robinson, a former nurse and midwife, is now an educational consultant for major league baseball, vice chairwoman of the jackie robinson foundation and the. Home browse sociology and anthropology leisure, recreation, and sports jackie robinson. In the 1960s sharon robinson was not living the life of a typical, african american teenager. Who was jackie robinson herman, gail, who hq, obrien, john. His mother, mallie robinson, singlehandedly raised jackie and her four other children. An inspiring scholastic book list about jackie robinson, the 20th centurys first.
His years on the diamond are important, but are only a subset of the overall story. Jackie robinson the official licensing website of jackie. I am jackie robinson childrens books read aloud youtube. It was amazing to me that a third grader had never heard of jackie robinson because my. A new book, written by a lampasas author, has hit the shelves of bookstores and online retailers. Discover librarianselected research resources on jackie robinson from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals, magazines, newspapers and more. Jackie robinson broke the color barrier when he became the first black athlete to play major league baseball after joining the brooklyn dodgers in 1947. Jackie robinson was known for being the first black male baseball player.
His story has now been immortalized in an illustrated childrens book, allowing him to share his appreciation of jackie robinsons accomplishments with a new generation, and the lessons he. Daughter of baseball great jackie robinson reflects on. The author gives a concise yet thorough history of jackie robinsons life, his. From the graphic bioghaphies series, learn about legendary civil rights trailblazer and. As an exception to the retirednumber policy, mlb began honoring robinson by allowing players to wear number 42 on april 15, jackie robinson day, which is an annual observance that started in 2004. When jackie robinson was a kid he loved playing sports including football, basketball. Follow jackie robinson and explore their bibliography from s jackie robinson author page.
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