Jackie Robinson's Overcoming Obstacles

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Jackie Robinson was born January 31st, 1919. He has four siblings, one sister and 3 brothers. Jackie Robinson married Rachel Robinson in 1946. Jackie was born in Cairo, Georgia. Jackie became the first black player in the major leagues. Jackie signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Jackie’s last appearance at a baseball game was October 10, 1956. He has 137 home runs and his batting average is .311. Jackie was born into a poor family. He was the youngest of the five. Jackie went to John Muir High School, playing varsity level sports. Branch Ricky chose Jackie to play in the major leagues in 1946. Since that happened he knew others could break color barrier. Jackie won rookie of the year. The Brooklyn Dodgers won a national championship one of

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