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Jackie Robinson: Breaking the Color Barrier
Jackie Robinson: Breaking the Color Barrier
Baseball
Early in Life
Dodgers
Jackie played with the Kansas City Monarchs.
The Kansas City Monarchs was a negro league.
Branch Ricky then approached Jackie about joining the Montreal Royals.
Jackie Robinson had four siblings and grew up in Cairo, Georgia.
Jackie played baseball, football, track and basketball in middle school and high school.
His father went missing when he was young.
Jackie loved to play sports and wanted to play them in college.
He was the youngest out of all the children.
Jackie then signed a contract with the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Jackie was the first African American to play Major League Baseball.
Jackie won one World Series with the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Jackie stunned people with his athletic ability, many people did not want him in the league though.
Baseball
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Jackie played one season with the Montreal Royals.
Jackie won the International League Little World Series with them.
Branch Rickey then bought Jackie contract to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Army
Jackie in School
Jackie won a letter in all four sports in high school
Jackie loved to play sports and wanted to play sports in college.
Jackie joined the US Army in 1942.
After two years he was promoted Second Lieutenant.
Jackie never fought in a war.
College
Jackie went to a Junior college for one year.
He then got a scholarship to UCLA.
Jackie was the first person to ever win a letter in all four sports and UCLA.
Jackie had to leave college due to finacal issues.