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Jackie Robinson: More than just a B aseball Player

Jackie Robinson: More than just a B aseball Player. By: Charmayne Harkins Erich Wills. Early Years. Jack Roosevelt Robinson January 31,1919 Cairo, Georgia 5 th and last child Raised by his Mother. Education. Pasadena, California John Muir Technical High School

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Jackie Robinson: More than just a B aseball Player

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  1. Jackie Robinson: More than just a Baseball Player By: Charmayne Harkins Erich Wills

  2. Early Years • Jack Roosevelt Robinson • January 31,1919 • Cairo, Georgia • 5th and last child • Raised by his Mother

  3. Education • Pasadena, California • John Muir Technical High School • Pasadena Junior College in 1938 • UCLA (4 Letter Man) 1939

  4. Military Life • Drafted into the army in 1942 • 2ndIieutenant • Honorably discharged in 1944

  5. Baseball Career • Kansas City Monarchs in 1945 • Montreal Royals • Dodgers • Decade • MVP Play link: http://www.history.com/videos/jackie-robinson-changes-the-face-of-america#jackie-robinson-changes-the-face-of-america

  6. Last Days • His number was retired • Died October 24,1972 of a heart attack

  7. Resources • Books • A Picture Book of Jackie Robinson, David A Adler • Jackie Robinson and the Story of All Black Baseball, Jim O’Connor • Whoo Was Jackie Robinson, Gail Herman, Nancy Harrison, and John O’Brien • Jackie Robinson Baseball Great, Richard Scott • The Value of Courage: The Story of Jackie Robinson, Spencer Johnson

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