Mr. Brazzel
7 th ELA - Final Essay
20 May 2024
Jackie Robinson was a great person and baseball player. He was the first.
African-American to play Major League Baseball. He went to UCLA to complete his
degree, where he became the first athlete to earn a reward for excellence in school.
activities. The adage is a sassy. When he joined the Major League, that was so important because he
inspired by many adults and children. Since he made it, over the years it has been a success for other Africans.
Americans to join the Major League cause of his success. Even though he made it to
the Major Leagues. His teammates did not like him because he was black. Jackie
Robinson, Medger Evers, Martin Luther King Jr, Rosa Parks, and Branch …show more content…
Parks & Trails -. After the boycott, she moved to Detroit to avoid death threats. In honor of
her late husband Raymond Parks. She decided to inspire kids to fight for justice.
Branch Rickey fought against racism by signing Jackie Robinson a black to the
Major League, which is not allowed. Branch Rickey made history by signing Jackie.
Robinson to a long-segregated game. Rickey’s conviction was about having justice.
and equality like how it was when he was at OWU in college. He let Charles Thomas
join the college baseball team, he was the first black to be on a college team. When
they went to a hotel to stay, they wouldn’t let Charles in there. The hotel after a while
convincingly by Branch Rickey, they finally let Charles in. Branch Rickey from the
time that he was little he always had a strong interest in sports, but his religion was
always the first thing to do. During his baseball career he would not play on Sundays for the
Cincinnati Reds because church and God were first. He is also credited with developing.
farm system for minor league teams. His dedication to Ohio Wesleyan was a lifetime.
commit, so he moved to Delaware so he could serve as a lifetime