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Extra Bases: Reflections on Jackie Robinson, Race, and Baseball History by Jules Tygiel, 2002-09-01 The Jackie Robinson story (The Big league baseball library) by Arthur William Mann, 1951 1947: Jackie Robinson integrates baseball: long before the civil rights movement took center stage, baseball's color barrier fell when Robinson joined ... An article from: New York Times Upfront by Suzanne Bilyeu, 2007-04-02 Great Time Coming: The Life of Jackie Robinson From Baseball to Birmingham by David Falkner, 1995 Jackie Robinson & Integration of Baseball by Simon, 2002 Baseball great Jackie Robinson honored with Congressional Gold Medal.(Sports): An article from: Jet Great Time Coming: the Life of Jackie Robinson From Baseball to Birmingham by David Falkner, 1996 Ucla Bruins Baseball Players: Jackie Robinson, Chase Utley, Eric Byrnes, Troy Glaus, Dave Roberts, Jeff Conine, Chris Chambliss, Garrett Atkins Great Time Coming: The Life of Jackie robinson from Baseball to Birmingham (11 Audiocassettes Unabridged Narrated By Richard M. davidson) by David Faulkner, 1996-01-01 GREAT TIME COMING:The Life Of Jackie Robinson From Baseball to Birmingham by DavidFalkner, 1995 Ucla Bruins Baseball: Ucla Bruins Baseball Players, Jackie Robinson, Chase Utley, Eric Byrnes, Troy Glaus, Dave Roberts, Jeff Conine Timothy M. Gay'sSatch, Dizzy, and Rapid Robert: The Wild Saga of Interracial Baseball Before Jackie Robinson [Hardcover](2010) by M.,T.,(Author) Gay, 2010 GREAT TIME COMING: The Life of Jackie Robinson, from Baseball to Birmingham. GREAT TIME COMING : THE LIFE OF JACKIE ROBINSON, FROM BASEBALL TO BIRMINGHAM by DAVID FALKNER, 1996

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41. Jackie Robinson
    robinson, jackie (Jack Roosevelt robinson), 1919–72, American baseball player, jackie robinson jackie robinson Born Jan. 31, 1919 baseball 1B-2B-3B  
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    Extractions: Reference Desk Encyclopedia Robinson, Jackie Robinson, Jackie (Jack Roosevelt Robinson), Robinson left college to support his mother, but in 1941 played professional football with the Los Angeles Bulldogs of the Pacific Coast League. He entered the army in World War II and was discharged as a lieutenant in 1945. In Oct., 1945, Branch Rickey See his autobiography (1972); J. Tygiel, Baseball's Great Experiment (1983) and Extra Bases (2002); A. Rampersad, Jackie Robinson (1997); S. Simon, Jackie Robinson and the Integration of Baseball The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, Jackie Robinson - Jackie Robinson Born: Jan. 31, 1919 Baseball 1B-2B-3B 4-sport athlete at UCLA (baseball, ... Branch Rickey Bill Veeck A.B. (Happy) Chandler - A.B. (Happy) Chandler Born: July 14, 1898 Baseball former Kentucky governor and U.S. Senator who ... James (Cool Papa) Bell - James (Cool Papa) Bell Born: May 17, 1903 Baseball member of the Negro Leagues; widely considered ...

42. Jackie Robinson
    jackie robinson. Born Jan. 31, 1919 baseball 1B2B-3B. 4-sport athlete at UCLA (baseball, basketball, football and track); hit .387 with Kansas City  
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43. Jackie Robinson - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
    jackie robinson broke the color barrier in major league baseball in 1947. jackie played baseball for a while for the Kansas City Monarchs in the  
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    Extractions: Brooklyn Dodger infielder Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in major league baseball in 1947. (Photograph by Bob Sandberg, 1954.) Jack Roosevelt Robinson January 31 October 24 ) became the first African American Major League Baseball player of the modern era in . Robinson's achievement has been recognized by the retirement by each Major League team of his uniform number, edit Born in Cairo, Georgia , Robinson moved with his mother and siblings to Pasadena, California in 1920, after his father deserted the family. At the University of California, Los Angeles , he was a football basketball track , and baseball star where he played with Kenny Washington , who would become one of the first black players in the National Football League since the early . His brother Matthew "Mack" Robinson (1912-2000) competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics , finishing second in the 200-meter sprint behind Jesse Owens After leaving UCLA without a degree in , Robinson enlisted in the US Army during World War II . He trained with the segregated U.S. 761st Tank Battalion

44. Jackie Robinson, Jackie Robinson Picture, Jackie Robinson Wallpaper
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45. The Sporting News: Baseball - Jackie Robinson
    The Sporting News was there 50 years ago when jackie robinson broke We mirrored society then as baseball s Bible and did not clearly advocate Branch  
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    Extractions: The Sporting News was there 50 years ago when Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier. We mirrored society then as baseball's "Bible" and did not clearly advocate Branch Rickey's "experiment." Today we celebrate the anniversary as a milestone in American history and share our Archives as a retrospective. photo gallery negro leaguers photo gallery timeline jackie's questionnaire ...

46. Jackie Robinson Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
    jackie robinson batting, fielding and pitching major league baseball lifetime statistics for each season and his career, and a list of any postseason  
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47. Jackie Robinson
    National baseball Hall of Fame biography of jackie robinson http//www.baseballhalloffame.org/hofers_and_honorees/hofer_bios/robinson_jackie.htm  
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    Extractions: Jackie Robinson Jackie Robinson was born on January 31, 1919, in Cairo, Georgia, the grandson of a slave. Jackie was the youngest of five children. When he was six months old, his father deserted the family. His mother moved them to California where it was easier for blacks to live and get work. In those days, life was very hard for black people in the South. This upset young Jackie. He became very involved in sports. He played football, basketball, baseball and ran track. In college he was a top football player. He left college before graduating. Jackie worked for the National Youth Administration at a work camp but the camp was closed. In the fall of 1941, he joined the Honolulu Bears professional football team and then was drafted into the Army. While stationed in Kansas with the Army, he worked with Joe Louis, a famous boxer, to fight unfair treatment of black people in the military. After leaving the Army, Robinson joined the Kansas City Monarchs. They were a team in the Negro League. This team was made up of African American baseball players. He soon become one of the leagues top players but did like the low pay and constant traveling. He didn't want to make baseball his career. The Brooklyn Dodger president, Branch Rickey, had been looking for a black player to bring into the major leagues. Those leagues were closed to blacks at that time. In 1945, Robinson signed a contract to play for a Dodgers farm team, the Montreal Royals. Many owners and sportswriters were against this. They thought bringing blacks into the league would destroy major league baseball.

48. Jackie Robinson | The BASEBALL Page
    The baseball Page has original baseball commentary, with a perspective on baseball history. baseball player pages, alltime teams, franchise pages,  
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    Extractions: There are a two men in baseball history that every American should learn about: Babe Ruth and Jackie Robinson. Ruth deserves to be remembered for primarily what he did between the lines, Robinson for simply crossing the line. After Branch Rickey bravely signed him to a contract, Robinson broke the "unwritten" color barrier when he played for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. He endured taunts, insults, threatened boycotts, death threats, isolation, and immense pressure to become the best all-around player in the National League. He won Rookie of the Year honors, the Most Valuable Player Award, and led Brooklyn to six pennants in ten years.

49. Baseball . For Teachers . Crossing The Line: Jackie Robinson | PBS
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    Extractions: Of all the lessons baseball can teach us, none is more important that the one taught by Jackie Robinson, the ballplayer who broke the unwritten rule that kept black athletes out of the major leagues for sixty years. Baseball was a segregated sport until the mid-1940s, when Jackie Robinson broke the game's color barrier, prompted by a daring baseball executive, Branch Rickey. Robinson endured many challenges to prove his prowess as an athlete, be accepted as an important contributor to the sport, and most important, to defend and uphold the dignity of his race. In this activity students assess Jackie Robinson's impact in three areas of American society by studying his life and contributions to baseball.

50. Online NewsHour: Jackie Robinson -- April 15, 1997
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    Extractions: TRANSCRIPT April 15th marks the 50th anniversary of Jackie Robinson's historic first day as a Brooklyn Dodger. The baseball legend hit a grand slam over the color barrier, paving the way for thousands of dreams. A background report by Kwame Holman is followed by a panel discussion with Charlayne Hunter-Gault. A RealAudio version of this segment is available. NEWSHOUR LINKS: April 15, 1997: Tiger Woods wins the Masters Golf Tournament. Browse the Sports Index Page OUTSIDE LINKS: Major League Baseball has created a special Jackie Robinson section of their site entitled, "Jackie Robinson: Breaking Barriers." The National Archives has established a webpage documenting Jackie Robinson's behind-the-scenes work for civil rights The LA Dodgers, Robinson's old team, has gathered together facts and videos of the former player The Jackie Robinson Society homepage.

51. African Americans - Jackie Robinson, Los Angeles Dodgers Hall Of Fame Baseball P
    AfricanAmericans.com jackie robinson became the first black baseball player in the jackie robinson is only the second baseball player to get the  
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    Extractions: Home Heritage History Civil Rights ... Organizations Web This Site Hot Topics In The News Jackie Robinson became the first black baseball player in the modern major leagues when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. Playing from 1947 to 1956, Robinson had a career batting average of .311, and in 1962 became the first black player elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. After retiring from baseball, Robinson became a prominent business and political figure. He began his career however in the old Negro Leagues with the Kansas City Monarchs.

52. African Americans - Great African American Baseball Players: Jackie Robinson, La
    Great African American baseball Players jackie robinson, Larry Doby, Don. Judy Johnson. African Americans As jackie robinson opens the way for  
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    Extractions: Home Heritage History Civil Rights ... Organizations Web This Site Hot Topics In The News As Jackie Robinson opens the way for African American players to perform in Major League Baseball, the Dodgers continue to add more African American players to the roster, including such stars as Dan Bankhead, Roy Campanella, Don Newcombe, Joe Black and Jim Gilliam. In this March 23, 1953 cartoon by Burris Jenkins, a boot is kicking a man out of Ebbets Field with Racial Bigotry on the sidewalk. The original was entitled, Where He Belongs. Moses Fleetwood Walker Blue Stockings Jackie Robinson Dodgers Andrew 'Rube' Foster Larry Doby Indians Don Newcombe Dodgers Roy Campanella Dodgers Willie Mays Giants Willie McCovey Giants Ernie Banks Cubs

53. Jackie Robinson Timeline
    The timeline highlights significant events in jackie robinson s life from birth to jackie is inducted into the Major League baseball Hall of Fame.  
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54. Field Trip: Jackie Robinson: An American Hero
    In 1947, jackie robinson became the first African American to break Major As baseball season opens every year, you can t see robinson steal home or  
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    Extractions: SOCIAL STUDIES United States History Jackie Robinson: An American Hero He endured teammates spitting tobacco juice in his face, fans yelling slurs, and death threats, and played through it all with grace. In 1947, Jackie Robinson became the first African American to break Major League Baseball's color line. As baseball season opens every year, you can't see Robinson steal home or scoop a grounder. But you can get a close-up understanding of Robinson's life and era, his lasting impact, and baseball history, helped by the Web. Robinson's promotion of equality did not end on the base paths. Your students can see the telegrams and letters Robinson sent to American presidents and discuss the ways he believed an individual can have an impact on government policy. For students to understand the discrimination Robinson and others faced before 1947, they can check out the stories of great athletes like Satchel Paige and Josh Gibson, who played in the Negro Leagues . Women baseball players have faced barriers and had "leagues of their own" too, as your class can find out by learning about the

55. Creative Quotations From Jackie Robinson (1919-1972)
    jackie robinson in quotations to inspire creative thinking. US baseball player. He was the first black player in the major leagues and the first Black  
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    Extractions: I'm not concerned with your liking or disliking me . . . All I ask is that you respect me as a human being. Are you looking for a Negro who won't fight back? "The way I figured it, I was even with baseball and baseball with me. The game had done much for me, and I had done much for it." "I've been riding on Cloud Nine since the election, and I don't think I'll ever come down. Today, everything is complete."

56. NPR : Jackie Robinson And The Integration Of Baseball
    NPR s Scott Simon discusses his new book, jackie robinson and the Integration of baseball, with Morning Edition s Bob Edwards.  
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    Extractions: Skip Navigation Programs and Schedules All Programs A-Z All Schedules MOST VISITED PROGRAMS All Songs Considered All Things Considered Car Talk Day to Day The Diane Rehm Show Fresh Air with Terry Gross Morning Edition The Motley Fool Radio Show On the Media Performance Today Talk of the Nation Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! Weekend Edition Saturday Weekend Edition Sunday World Cafe SCHEDULES NPR Stations' Schedules NPR.org Program Stream NPR Worldwide NPR on Sirius Satellite Radio Jackie Robinson and the Integration of Baseball "Jackie Robinson gave his life for something great; heroes do. He chose to bear the daily, bloody trial of standing up to beanballs and cleats launched into his shins, chest, and chin, and the race-baiting taunts raining down from the stands, along with trash, tomatoes, rocks, watermelon slices, and Sambo dolls. And then he performed with eloquent achievement and superlative poise."

57. Lesson Plan - Jackie Robinson
    jackie robinson was born to a sharecropper s cabin on January 31, 1919. jackie returned home after World War II and played baseball for the Kansas City  
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    Extractions: Background Information Jackie Robinson was born to a sharecropper's cabin on January 31, 1919. He was the fifth and last surviving child. The Robinson's worked for the Sasser family in exchange for their cabin and a few provisions. The family earned the equivalent of three dollars a week, which could only be spent at the Sasser plantation store. Jerry Robinson, Jackie's father, left the family in 1919. Later the Robinson family moved to California where Jackie's uncle lived. Life was better there, but the family was still very poor. Jackie's mother worked long hours as a domestic, leaving the children home on their own. Gaining an education was very important to Jackie's mother. Because Jackie grew up in a time where opportunities were extremely limited for African Americans, he had to fight for everything. Jackie's mother taught him that the future would not just "work out" but that he would have to stand up for himself at all times. He did. He had a temper and a fiery personality, which often got him into trouble. Jackie loved playing practical jokes that could sometimes be cruel. He was also the leader of the Pepper Street gang, he felt comfortable in the gang because the members were a mixture of African American, Japanese Americans, Hispanic, and some whites. The gang got into some minor trouble with the law due to stealing, and other unlawful activities. Jackie decided to leave the gang because it wasn't helping his life in any way. Sports probably also played a part in that decision.

58. Robinson, Jackie. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
    (Jack Roosevelt robinson), 1919–72, American baseball player, jackie robinson (1997); S. Simon, jackie robinson and the Integration of baseball (2002).  
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59. Major League Grrl- Sharon Robinson - Jackie Robinson's Daughter
    Major League baseball’s approach to the jackie robinson story has long fascinated me. I spent the better part of the ’80s putting my Spanish to use as a  
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    Extractions: In 1947, Jackie Robinson became the first African American to play Major League ball in half a century. Though he shattered the national pastime’s unwritten color barrier, the 28-year-old Georgia native quietly endured constant heckling, on and off the field. Eventually, people became accustomed to seeing the Brooklyn Dodgers field the grandson of a slave at second base. That’s when the team's management gave Robinson the green light to be himself: proud and outspoken (he had nearly been court-martialed by the U.S. Army in 1944 for refusing to sit in the back of a bus). Following his retirement, Robinson pressed the Kennedy Administration to enact civil-rights legislation, telling the then-president: "We're going use whatever voice we have to awaken our people." As Major League Baseball’s director of education, Sharon Robinson is keeping that promise through a grammar-school program that she created and manages called "Breaking Barriers: In Sports, In Life." Initiated in 1998 in eight Major-League cities, the program will be expanded to the leagues’ remaining cities next year. Robinson participates in regional workshops, training teachers to serve as program "advocates," and eventually wants to introduce a Spanish-language version of Breaking Barriers.

60. Jackie Roosevelt Robinson: White House Dream Team
    jackie robinson was a pioneer in desegregating baseball. He broke through racial barriers to become one of the most historicallysignificant baseball  
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    Extractions: White House Home Page Jackie Robinson Jackie Robinson was a pioneer in desegregating baseball. He broke through racial barriers to become one of the most historically-significant baseball players ever when he became the first African American to play baseball in the major leagues in the 20th Century. Jackie, whose full name was Jack Roosevelt Robinson, was born in Grady County, Georgia to Mallie and Jerry Robinson on January 31, 1919. His middle name was chosen to honor former President Theodore Roosevelt. When Jackie was a year old, his mother moved her five children to Pasadena, California to start a new life. From a young age, Jackie loved to read and play sports. He was a regular visitor to the La Pintoresca branch of the Pasadena Public library. Jackie was good at sports, and he was very competitive while playing children's games such as dodge ball. Jackie's role model was his brother Mack, who placed second to Jesse Owens in the 1936 Olympics. He followed in his brother's footsteps by excelling in track as well as basketball, football and tennis in high school and college. Jackie's reading ability allowed him to finish high school and attend Pasadena Junior College, where he became the leadoff batter and star athlete for the school's baseball team. His talent led him to UCLA, where he earned letters in four sports. He excelled in football, track, basketball, swimming and tennis. He won the 1940 NCAA long-jump title.

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