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U S Army Jackie Robinson
1,218 wordsWhen youre in the military, youre presented a salute upon which respect and dignity imply. Unfortunately, this wasnt always the case. All of that was hastily forgotten. He barely missed a court-martial and was honorably discharged shortly thereafter (Davis 1). Would you believe that it was because he refused to move from a front seat to the rear seat of an army bus? He was a legitimate soldier in the U. S. Army. He enlisted after the Pearl Harbor bombing and was promoted to Lieutenant three year...
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Boston Red Sox Major League
823 wordsFor my Famous Hispanic American report, I am writing about Pedro Martinez. He was born on October 25, 1971 in the Dominican Republic. Pedro speaks two languages which are spanish and english. His parents are Pauline and Lapoldina Martinez and they just speak spanish. Pedro also has an older brother and his name is Ramon Martinez and he speaks spanish and english like his younger brother Pedro. Pedro and Ramon grew up to be very athletic. They played baseball for a long time, even when they were ...
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Major League Baseball Simon And Schuster
1,135 wordsIn 1947 Jackie Robinson was signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers and was the first black to do so. Before that there were separate leagues. Segregation was a big issue and Jackie made it even bigger by calling for it to stop and letting every one have a chance to show their talent. He led the path for a less difficult life for blacks, but that path had hate, misery, and pain as obstacles and only a special person like Robinson could overcome those obstacles. Jack Roosevelt Robinson was born on January...
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Las Vegas Baseball Games
934 wordsIt was late in the evening. There was a man sitting in a chair and flipping channels eagerly between two baseball games on TV. The man's name was Les Sutton. He was a towering man standing 6 ' 3 ." He was built, worked out a lot and looked like someone not to meet in a dark alley. Les was a detective. His skills of deduction were brilliant. He also had an assistant. Les's long time pal and partner's name was Jason Mesh. Jason was also very tall but he was more lanky, built more like a basketball...
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Brooklyn Dodgers Jackie Robinson
2,640 wordsOn April 10 th 1947 Jackie Robinson made history by becoming the first black player in the baseball modern major leagues. Jackie Robinson paved the way for many blacks, by helping to end to segregation in a segment of society. Branch Rickey chose Jackie to be the first, because of his character. Through part his life, Jackie developed the necessary skills needed, to become the first black player in the modern major leagues, to be a big part in the civil rights movement, and to help put an end to...
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Major League Baseball African American Population
4,163 wordsThe Struggles and Life of Jackie Robinson Spike Lee, one of the century's greatest filmmakers, once said, I think its very simple. You can divide American history into two periods; Before and After Jackie Robinson. Theres still a lot more to be done, but his breaking the color barrier has to be one of the more important things to happen in this country, period. And I think its important now for all people to understand that. Jackie Robinson was a great player but the main reason for his fame was...
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Jackie Robinson Brooklyn Dodgers
1,967 wordsOn August 28, l 945, Jackie Robinson met a men by the name of Branch Rickey, who wanted to end, once and for all, discrimination (Allen, l 987). Jackie Robinson was the first black baseball player to play in the Major Leagues; he had to struggle through the racial barrier of black and white to play. After leaving the Army Robinson joined the Kansas City Monarchs, a team in one of the Negro Leagues, as a shortstop. He earned $ 400 a month, a large amount in l 945 (Allen, l 987). However, life in ...
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First African American Track And Field
2,831 wordsJackie Robinson: His Contribution to Sports There was once a time when Goliath white men roamed the earth. They had names similar to Book, Harmon, and Moose (Richmond 184). They wandered throughout the empty countryside carrying wooden sticks, smacking harsh fastballs delivered by pitchers with names like Whitey and Don and Bob. Peter Richmond writes, They lived for one thing and one thing alone: to swat mighty homerun's that would make us roar in delight. They were the stars of the favorite gam...
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Rupert Murdoch Los Angeles
734 wordsMedia affects everyone and everything; There is no escape. Media is everywhere and surrounds everything. Henry Jenkins and Marshall McLuhan have differing points of view as to what the meaning of media is. They both, however, have their particular posts which they describe well. Jenkins talks about the different types of cultures that exist, focusing on popular culture, in his essay, " What Everyone Should Know About Popular Culture. " Mcluhan talks about the concepts of Narcicism and ...
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Major League Baseball World War Ii
3,594 wordsThe Color Barrier Due to the color of their skin and their past history, blacks were unfairly denied the privilege to play Major League Baseball; it has remained a period of shame for baseball. Not only did the white players not accept Blacks as equals, on or off the field, the public did not either. Because of the determination and strong perseverance, the blacks were able to overcome what many thought was not achievable. The events that took place during the early 1900 s changed the history of...
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Martin Luther King Major League Baseball
1,637 wordsJackie Robinson Jackie Robinson was one of the best players that proffesional baseball has ever seen and greatly helped major league baseball accept African American players that otherwise would not have played. Jack Roosevelt Robinson was born January 31, 1919 in Cairo, Georgia (Hill 1). Jackie's grandfather was a slave and his father a sharecropper (1). His mom and dad got a divorce when Jackie was just a baby (1). He, his mother and four siblings moved after his parents got a divorce (1). His...
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