1949
- Allowed to speak up
- Pushed for Black Managers
- House of Un-American Activities Committee
- New York Yankees
Stats
- Rookie of the Year in 1947
- NL MVP in 1949
- 6 NL Pennants
- World Series Champion in 1955
- Inducted into the baseball HOF in 1962
Bio
Why Jackie?
- Born in 1919 in Georgia
- Son of a Sharecropper
- Grandson of a slave
- 4 sport varsity Athlete at UCLA
- Honolulu Bears
- Mentally and Physically Strong
- "I want a ball player with the guts not to fight back."
Baseball Career
Military Service
Malcolm X
- Kansas City Monarchs
- Signed With Brooklyn Dodgers in 1946
- Started with Minor League team Montreal Royals
- Broke into the MLB with Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947
- 1942-1944
- Officer Candidate School
- Bus Incident
- Philosophy of hatred
- Ralph Bunche
- Uncle Tom
Retirement
- Chock Full of Nuts
- Freedom National Bank
- YMCA
- NAACP
Dr. King
Sources
- Support for Jackie
- Rebuilding Churches
- Credits Jackie for making his job possible
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