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Jackie Robinson

Jackie Robinson. http:// lasordaslair.com/files/2012/01/Jackie-Robinson.jpg. By: Therese Egan, Maggie Anthon, Matt Heffernan, Zach O’Toole , Andrew Horner, and Michael Mego wn. BACKGROUND INFORMATION. Born in Cairo, Georgia Had 4 siblings; he was the youngest Lived in poverty

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Jackie Robinson

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  1. Jackie Robinson http://lasordaslair.com/files/2012/01/Jackie-Robinson.jpg By: Therese Egan, Maggie Anthon, Matt Heffernan, Zach O’Toole, Andrew Horner, and Michael Megown

  2. BACKGROUND INFORMATION • Born in Cairo, Georgia • Had 4 siblings; he was the youngest • Lived in poverty • Raised by a single mother, Mallie Robinson • Attended John Muir High School, Pasadena Junior College, and the University of California Los Angeles http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uN4nue_SKfI/Sd7y6QNBtCI/AAAAAAAAA-k/lX_Ug555eXQ/s http://media.photobucket.com/image/jackie%20robinson/atl1180/4-3.jpg

  3. HIS BASEBALL CAREER • Played in the Negro Baseball League • Scouted by Branch Rickey • Entered major leagues as first black player • Played on Brooklyn Dodgers • Played 2nd base • Played first game against Boston Braves

  4. Civil Rights Movement • Founded Freedom National Bank • Was awarded Posthumous Medal of Freedom by President Ronald Regan • Worked with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. • Supported Governor Nelson Rockefeller • Worked with Branch Rickey to break color barrier http://subbooks.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/branchjack.jpg

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  6. FUN FACTS • Was the first person to steal home • Batted .311 in his career • Played varsity in four different sports • Served as second lieutenant in the United States Army • Had diabetes • Had a brother who competed in the Olympics as a track runner

  7. CITATIONS • Robinson, Jackie. The Noble Experiment . Evanston: McDougal, Littell, 1994. 144-151. Print. • Goldstein, Richard. "Jackie Robinson: Brooklyn Dodgers Legend an Civil Rights Pioneer." New York Times. New York Times, April 13 2007. Web. 16 Feb 2012. <http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/13/timestopics/topic-robinson.html>.

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