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	Jackie Robinson - MSN Encarta
		Jackie Robinson (1919-1972), American athlete who became a civil rights icon when he broke the color barrier in major league baseball in 1947.
		Robinson began his professional career in 1945 with the Kansas City Monarchs, one of the leading teams of the Negro Leagues.
		Robinson starred in the motion picture The Jackie Robinson Story (1950) and was the author, with Alfred Duckett, of I Never Had It Made (1972).
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	Jackie Robinson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Robinson's honors at UCLA were impressive: for two years, he was the highest scorer in basketball competition in the Pacific Coast Conference, national champion long jumper, All-American football halfback and varsity baseball shortstop.
		Robinson's debut at first base with the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947, in which he batted 0 for 3, was one of the most closely watched events in baseball history, and a profound moment in the history of the U.S. civil rights movement.
		Jackie Robinson was pronounced dead in Stamford, Connecticut on October 24, 1972 and was interred in the Cypress Hills Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York; the highway that goes through the cemetery (Interborough Parkway) has been renamed the Jackie Robinson Parkway.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jackie_Robinson (2230 words)

	Jackie Robinson
		Jackie Robinson's debut at first base with the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947, in which he batted 0 for 3, was one of the most eagerly awaited events in baseball history, and one of the most profound in the history of the U.S. civil rights movement.
		Robinson was regarded as a fierce competitor in the truest sense: he never gave up on a game if his team was losing, to the point that he would try everything to avoid being the last man out for his side.
		Jackie Robinson was pronounced dead in Stamford, Connecticut on October 24, 1972 and was interred in the Cypress Hills Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York; the highway that goes through the cemetery (Interborough Parkway) has been renamed the Jackie Robinson Parkway.
	www.pro-baseball-drills-and-equipment.com /jackie-robinson.html (2288 words)

	Baseball and Jackie Robinson (American Memory from the Library of Congress)
		2007 marks the 60th anniversary of Jackie Robinson's rookie season for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
		When he stepped onto Ebbets field on April 15th, 1947, Robinson became the first African American in the twentieth century to play baseball in the major leagues -- breaking the "color line," a segregation practice dating to the nineteenth century.
		Jackie Robinson was an extremely talented multi-sport athlete and a courageous man who played an active role in civil rights.
	memory.loc.gov /ammem/collections/robinson (171 words)

	Jackie Robinson (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Robinson faced a court-martial in 1944 for refusing to move to the rear of an army bus.
		Jackie Robinson crossed the threshold into white professional baseball at that meeting signing a minor league contract with the Dodgers' farm club, the Montreal Royals.
		Jackie Robinson died in 1972 at the young age of 53.
	www.aafla.org /9arr/JackieRobinson/jackie.htm (555 words)

	Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Jackie Robinson (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Although that season was very tiring emotionally for Robinson, it was also a spectacular success in a city that treated him with all the wild fan support that made the Canadian city a welcome refuge from the hateful harassment he experienced elsewhere.
		Robinson was regarded as a fierce competitor in the truest sense: he never gave up on a game if his team was losing, to the point that he would try everything to avoid being the last man out for his side.
		Jackie Robinson died in Stamford, Connecticut on October 24, 1972 and was interred in the Cypress Hills Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York.
	www.hallencyclopedia.com /Jackie_Robinson (1813 words)

	Jackie Robinson
		Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in American major league baseball when he was signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947.
		Robinson was drafted in 1942 and served in the U.S. Army, where he began to develop an interest in standing up for the civil rights of African Americans.
		Robinson was chosen from a number of candidates because not only did he have the potential to become a great player, but as a married man of 28, he also had the maturity to withstand the barrage of abuse that he and Rickey knew would ensue.
	www.gibbsmagazine.com /JRobinson.htm (936 words)

	African Americans - Jackie Robinson, Los Angeles Dodgers Hall of Fame Baseball Player, Civil Rights Leader and ...
		Jackie Robinson became the first fl baseball player in the modern major leagues when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947.
		Robinson was not accustomed to the difficult schedule and travel of the Negro League, and he was disturbed by the oppressive treatment of fl ballplayers throughout the country.
		Robinson was named Rookie of the Year for the majors in 1947, an award which today bears his name in both the National and American Leagues.
	www.africanamericans.com /JackieRobinson.htm (1949 words)

	Jackie Robinson
		Jackie was a star in the making; he excelled in athletics at UCLA where he became the first athlete to win 4 varsity letters in the same year.
		Robinson became a hero in Canada where he led the minor league team to the pennant and the championship.
		Robinson went on to win the Rookie of the Year award and in his ten seasons with the Dodgers helped the team win six pennants and their first World Series.
	www.trincoll.edu /classes/hist300/group2/jackie.htm (955 words)

	Jackie Robinson - Los Angeles Dodgers Jackie Robinson
		Jackie Robinson was born in Cairo, Georgia, on January 31, 1919.
		Robinson's honors at UCLA were impressive: for two years highest scorer in basketball competition in the Pacific Coast Conference, national champion long jumper, the school's first athlete to letter in four sports, AllAmerican football halfback, and varsity baseball shortstop.
		Robinson Jr., the oldest of their children, born in 1946, was killed in an automobile accident in 1971.
	www.losangelesdodgersonline.com /jackierobinson.php (4115 words)

	Culture
		Jackie Robinson on being subjected to racial taunts 51 secs - On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson donned a Brooklyn Dodgers uniform and became the first African American to play major league baseball in the 20th...
		Robinson was brought up in Pasadena, California, and attended the University of California at Los Angeles, where he proved to be an exceptional athlete, earning varsity letters in football, baseball, basketball, and track.
		Robinson was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962 and died in 1972.
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	Gale - Free Resources - Black History - Biographies - Jackie Robinson (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Jackie Robinson was born in Cairo, Georgia, on January 31, 1919.
		Robinson's honors at UCLA were impressive: for two years highest scorer in basketball competition in the Pacific Coast Conference, national champion long jumper, the school's first athlete to letter in four sports, All-American football halfback, and varsity baseball shortstop.
		Robinson Jr., the oldest of their children, born in 1946, was killed in an automobile accident in 1971.
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	The My Hero Project - Jackie Robinson
		Jackie Robinson was born in the United States.
		Jackie Robinson was born in Cairo, Georgia, in 1919 to a family of sharecroppers.
		Jackie Robinson was not the first player to play in the major league, that was Larry Doby, but Robinson was the first to do it successfully.
	www.myhero.com /myhero/hero.asp?hero=j_robinson (1169 words)

	Walter O'Malley : Dodger History : Hall of Famers : Jackie Robinson
		Robinson promised Rickey that he would not fight back, other than with his bat and glove, despite what teammates, competitors, fans, umpires, writers, broadcasters and hotel managers might have said or how they tried to bait him into reacting.
		Robinson, however, was bound and determined that he would perform to the highest level.
		In his 10 seasons, Robinson was a six-time N.L. All-Star, he was an integral part of six N.L. Pennant-winning Dodger teams (1947, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956) and he won the N.L. batting title in 1949 with a.342 average.
	www.walteromalley.com /hist_hof_robinson.php (660 words)

	The My Hero Project - Jackie Robinson
		Jackie Robinson was born in the United States.
		Jackie Robinson was born in Cairo, Georgia, in 1919 to a family of sharecroppers.
		Jackie Robinson was not the first player to play in the major league, that was Larry Doby, but Robinson was the first to do it successfully.
	myhero.com /hero.asp?hero=j_robinson (1169 words)

	Jackie Robinson
		Jackie Robinson was the first African American to play Major League baseball outside of a segregated fl league, in 1947.
		Robinson's remarkable baseball career not only opened doors for other fls in early baseball history, but also opened many doors for a nation that was struggling to live out the precepts of the 14th Amendment.
		Jackie Robinson died in Stamford, Connecticut, on October 24, 1972, due to complications of heart disease.
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	ESPN.com: Jackie changed face of sports
		Robinson lit the torch and passed it on to several generations of African-American athletes.
		Robinson's debut for the Dodgers in 1947 came a year before President Harry Truman desegregated the military and seven years before the Supreme Court ruled desegregation in public schools was unconstitutional.
		By 1949, Robinson was free to become his own man. He became animated, with his teammates, the opposition, the umpires.
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	Jackie Robinson — FactMonster.com
		Robinson left college to support his mother, but in 1941 played professional football with the Los Angeles Bulldogs of the Pacific Coast League.
		Robinson played his entire career (1947–56) with Brooklyn, where he set fielding and batting records and gained a reputation for base stealing.
		Jackie Robinson - Jackie Robinson Born: Jan. 31, 1919 Baseball 1B-2B-3B 4-sport athlete at UCLA (baseball,...
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	The Official Site of Major League Baseball: History: Negro Leagues (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Robinson was a man of substance who, rather than live for the moment like many carefree Negro Leaguers, always considered the big picture.
		Robinson's emergence in the Majors effectively submerged the Negro Leagues, which for three decades had been a profitable Black enterprise as a viable alternative for the public's sports spending.
		Jackie Robinson entered the game with a mandate, and left it with clarity, saying, "The way I figured it, I was even with baseball, and baseball with me. The game had done much for me, and I had done much for it."
	www.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/mlb/history/mlb_negro_leagues_profile.jsp?player=robinson_jackie (1059 words)

	Lesson Plan - Jackie Robinson
		Jackie Robinson was born to a sharecropper's cabin on January 31, 1919.
		Jackie's mother taught him that the future would not just "work out" but that he would have to stand up for himself at all times.
		Jackie played for the Dodgers for ten years.After Jackie retired from baseball, he traveled throughout the United States speaking for the rights of all African American people.
	teacherlink.ed.usu.edu /tlresources/units/Byrnes-famous/Robinson.html (1649 words)

	Jackie Roosevelt Robinson: White House Dream Team
		Jackie Robinson was a pioneer in desegregating baseball.
		Jackie, whose full name was Jack Roosevelt Robinson, was born in Grady County, Georgia to Mallie and Jerry Robinson on January 31, 1919.
		Jackie was good at sports, and he was very competitive while playing children's games such as dodge ball.
	www.whitehouse.gov /kids/dreamteam/jackierobinson.html (663 words)

	AFRO-Americ@: Jackie Robinson (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The process had to be systematic, and Jackie Robinson not only had to have all the required physical and emotional assets, he had to be willing to make the necessary sacrifices.
		Lacy believed that Jackie's early experiences playing and working with whites at UCLA and in the Army gave him an understanding many other fl players did not have, as most had only lived and played in segregated arenas.
		Robinson is heroic, in part, because of the excellence of his athletic achievement; and equally important, for his political commitment to racial equality.
	www.afro.com /history/Robinson/intro.html (412 words)

	Robinson, Jackie - Former Negro League Baseball Player
		Jackie Robinson broke the Major League Baseball color barrier when he became the first fl baseball player in the U.S. major leagues during the 20th century.
		On Oct. 23, 1945, Robinson and pitcher John Wright, also fl, were signed by Branch Rickey, president of the Brooklyn club, to play on a Dodger farm team, the Montreal Royals of the International League.
		Robinson led that league in batting average in 1946 and was brought up to play for Brooklyn in 1947.
	www.nlbpa.com /robinson__jackie.html (342 words)

	Jackie Robinson \| The BASEBALL Page
		Robinson was traded to the New York Giants in December of 1956, but he retired in January and nullified the deal.
		By all accounts, the shifting of Robinson by the Dodgers was not because they lacked confidence in his defensive play, but rather that Jackie was the most versatile athlete on the team.
		Baserunning — Robinson would have been very comfortable in the dead ball era, but as it was, he was a rare double threat in the National League at that time.
	www.thebaseballpage.com /past/pp/robinsonjackie (605 words)

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