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Can anybody give me anything about Jackie Robinson other than he broke the color line in baseball?
I need to make a speech about this abmirable person and I chose to do Jackie Robinson. I need some information abotu him other than that he broke the color line in the sport of baseball. Can anybody help me with that?
He was the first 4 sport letterman at UCLA. He got court martialed while in the Army for refusing to give up his seat in the front of a bus. After baseball he got involved in politics and worked with governors and civil rights groups trying to get the laws changed all around. Baseball was his most famous victory, but he only spent 10 years there. The rest of his life was spent fighting for the rights of people all over the country. He wrote an autobiography called "I Never Had it Made" if you really want to learn more about this amazing man. He's my hero for more reasons than playing baseball. He is an example for all of us, no matter what injustice we are fighting.