Jackie Robinson
Portrayed
by Billy K.
February
2000
Hi I’m Jackie Robinson. I broke a rule that said blacks could
not play sports. I was born on January 31,1919 in Georgia and that’s
where I grew up. I went all through high school there, I got scholarships
to go to college all over. I went to UCLA. After a while I went to
serve in the army for four years. Then after I got out I couched for black
kids’ sports. After that I wanted to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers or teams.
I got turned down because there use to be sports only for blacks.
Only whites could play in the major leagues. I didn’t care what people
called me but I did stick up for my self. In 1947 I got elected to
play for the Brooklyn Dodgers. I proved blacks and whites could work
together to make a team. Teams threatened not to play my team unless
I sat out and didn’t play at all. When I went up to bat they threw balls
at my head. When I slid into base they kicked me or stepped on me.
When I played for the Brooklyn Dodgers I played the position of first base.
When I played black people thought I was great and paid good money to see
me.
IN 1974 when baseball season was over I got the
rookie of the year award. In 1965 when baseball season was over for me.
I became a leader of black people who wanted to change laws against them.
I was the group called the NAACP of black right group. I found the first
black owned the first bank in New York City. I died Oct. 24, 1972. People
still remember me when somebody where’s my jersey #42 to represent me.
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