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Jackie Robinson

Jackie Robinson. Aidan Crowley, Mary Grace Cusumano , Clare Reiker , Joe Cantalin , Danny Pitts, and Chip Alexander. http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Jisw4RnsklE/TJpKnXCRgeI/AAAAAAAAABs/WVIJjrthrPs/s1600/Untitled1.png. Background Information:. Born: January 31, 1919 Where: Cairo, G eorgia

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Jackie Robinson

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  1. Jackie Robinson Aidan Crowley, Mary Grace Cusumano, Clare Reiker, Joe Cantalin, Danny Pitts, and Chip Alexander http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Jisw4RnsklE/TJpKnXCRgeI/AAAAAAAAABs/WVIJjrthrPs/s1600/Untitled1.png

  2. Background Information: Born: January 31, 1919 Where: Cairo, Georgia Was youngest of five children Middle name: Roosevelt in honor of Theodore Roosevelt Second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Moved to Pasadena, California, after his father left Was excluded from many fun activities As a result of this: -Joined a neighborhood gang -Later Carl Anderson, friend of Robinson, encouraged him to avoid the gang John Muir High School Was inspired to get involved in his talents by playing sports Received four varsity letters: -Basketball: guard -Baseball: shortstop and catcher -Track -Football: quarterback http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILIA20AqA5I

  3. Junior College and UCLA: • Enrolled at Pasadena Junior College from 1938-1939 • Led PJC to the JC Championship in 1938 • Holds the National Junior College broad jump record • Transferred to UCLA in 1939 • Won the NCAA broad jump title • Was UCLA’s first to win four varsity letters • Was inducted into UCLA’s Hall of Fame on June 10, 1984 • Didn’t finish college career due to financial hardships • Moved to Honolulu, Hawaii • Played semi-pro football for Honolulu Bears http://www.sports-logos-screensavers.com/user/UCLA_Bruins2.jpg

  4. Accomplishments scoop.diamondgalleries.com outsports.com • Won the National Collegiate Athletic Association broad jump title in 1940 • First black to play in the major leagues • Featured on the cover of Time magazine and named “Rookie of the Year” • Named the National League's Most Valuable Player in 1949 • Accepted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962 • Was a six-time All-Star!! time.com castle.eiu.edu

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  6. Jackie’s Civil Rights Accomplishments • Worked with and gave speeches on behalf of the N.A.A.C.P. • Founder of Freedom National Bank in Harlem • Participated in the Fight for Freedom Fund • Also supported the SCLC, CORE, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s organization • Went on many marches to protest discrimination http://duanegraham.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/jackie-robinson.jpg

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  8. Citations "Jackie Robinson Timeline." History Timelines. 2011. Web. 14 Feb 2012. <http://www.history-timelines.org.uk/people-timelines/22-jackie-robinson- timeline.htm>. "Robinson's Fight for Freedom with the NAACP." Learn to Question. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Feb 2012. <http://www.learntoquestion.com/seevak/groups/2000/sites/Robinson/N EWVERSION/robNAACP.html>. "Achievements." Jackie Robinson - The Official Website. N.p., 2011. Web. 15 Feb 2012. <http://jackierobinson.com/about/achievements.html>. "Jackie Robinson Biography - Facts, Birthday, Life Story." Biography.com. A E Television Networks, LLC , 2012. Web. 15 Feb 2012. <http://www.biography.com/people/jackie-robinson-9460813>. Johnson, Greg. "UCLA's Jackie Robinson - All-American in Every Sense." NCAA News Archive. The National Collegiate Athletic Association, 2010. Web. 15 Feb 2012. <http://duanegraham.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/jackie- robinson.jpg>.

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