Jackie Robinson?
Question:how Jackie Robinson helpd contribute to the civil Rights Movement?
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Jackie Robinson contributed to the Civil Rights movement to a great extent. He changed not only the world of baseball, but perhaps the world of sports. As the first African American player in professional baseball, Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier. He faced a lot of racism on the field. He was intentionally spiked one time. By being a VERY GOOD African American player, he changed people's views. He is very important and contributed a lot to the Civil Rights Movement.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/jackie_robi...
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He did alot FOR BASEBALL, I got pissed off when one guy was saying how he was the biggest person in the Civil Rights movment in the 20th century. I mean WTF, thats Bs right there, MLK, Rosa Parks, Malcom X, all way bigger than Robinson in the big picture. Hey I respect him and all, but not to an extent to say he was the number 1 leader of the Civil Rights movment in the 20th centuryDo you ware underware under sliding shorts?
he did not put up a fightWho is your favorite baseball team and what team do you hate?
Jackie Robinson was a key player in the civil rights movement in my humble (and Caucasian) view. If everything, including baseball, was segregated, and now baseball is not segregated, it could not be long before other aspects of American life had to be integrated. He may not have killed Jim Crow, but he sure struck a key blow. And he did it with his bat, glove and legs. As a baseball fan, I have to love that.What are the chances of a MLB team having a perfect season (162-0)?
Baseball was the first successful integration in the US. 1947 is quite a long time before the other big events we hear about. Jackie only played ball for 10 years, then he went into the political arena and continued his fight. He worked with governors at changing the laws. Integrating a "business" is one thing, but getting the laws changed on a higher level is a much broader accomplishment. Jackie was a big name and his celeb status allowed him to be a speaker at many events and gave publicity basically to the cause. He was one of the first big names in the fight.He wrote an autobiography called "I Never Had it Made" if you're interested, it deals mostly with his post-baseball career.
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he played against all white players duhMore Questions & Answers...