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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 (2233 words)

	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).
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761574436/Robinson_Jackie.html (1015 words)

	Baseball and Jackie Robinson - Baseball, the Color Line, and Jackie Robinson (American Memory from the Library of ...
		Jackie Robinson's story quickly captured the nation's imagination, and it was retold through American popular culture in many different forms.
		Robinson expressed his appreciation for Rickey in a hand-written letter preserved in the Rickey Papers.
		Jackie Robinson served as editor for this short-lived magazine, which focused on fl sports.
	memory.loc.gov /ammem/collections/robinson/jr1947.html (840 words)

	Jackie Robinson - BR Bullpen
		Robinson was born in Georgia, but his mother moved the family to Pasadena, CA after they were abandoned by his father.
		Robinson was a multi-sport star and the only person in the history of UCLA athletics to letter in four different sports.
		While Robinson did his part, winning the 1946 International League MVP playing for the Montreal Royals, the hoped-for support did not materialize.
	www.baseball-reference.com /bullpen/Jackie_Robinson (987 words)

	Jackie Robinson \| BaseballLibrary.com
		Robinson's 37 steals in 1949 not only led the majors (he'd led the NL with 29 his rookie season), it was the highest in the NL in 19 years.
		In 1962 Robinson and Bob Feller were the first elected to the Hall of Fame in their first year of eligibility since Lou Gehrig in 1939.
		Robinson's #42 was retired at Dodger Stadium in 1972 a few months before 2,000 people packed Riverside Church to hear his eulogy delivered by the young Reverend Jesse Jackson.
	www.baseballlibrary.com /baseballlibrary/ballplayers/R/Robinson_Jackie.stm (4653 words)

	The Jackie Robinson Story (Wednesday, August 25, 2004) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Robinson was born in 1919 into a culture steeped in racism.
		But it was also at UCLA that Robinson began to encounter the forces that would free him from some of his rage.
		Robinson left baseball in 1956 and spent the rest of his life working in the civil-rights movement.
	www.members.aol.com /ALeeHead/ChristianArticle/Archives/08-25-04.htm (695 words)

	[04-07-97] Ofari Hutchinson, "I Never Had It Made" -- The Real Jackie Robinson Story
		On the 50th anniversary of Jackie Robinson's first appearance in a major league baseball game -- breaking a solid color line -- President Clinton is expected to add his contribution to the self-congratulatory rhetoric of the hour.
		Robinson gave speeches and helped raise funds for the NAACP and contributed generously himself, becoming a member of its board of directors.
		Robinson got a big break -- as the man picked to smash the color barrier, he was courted by politicians, showered with personal honors, and enjoyed a measure of financial success.
	www.pacificnews.org /jinn/stories/3.08/970407-jackie.html (815 words)

	Jackie Robinson Think different Poster \| dougintosh.com features Apple Computers Logo Clothing, Collectibles and ...
		Robinson began his professional baseball career in 1945 with the Kansas City Monarchs, one of the leading teams of the Negro Leagues.
		They threw pitches at Robinson's head, spat on him when he slid into a base, and attempted to injure him with the spikes on their shoes.
		Robinson was inducted to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962, the first fl to receive the honor.
	www.dougintosh.com /posters/4/robinson.html (875 words)

	GreenCine \| product main - The Jackie Robinson Story (1950)
		The manager is merely testing Robinsons ability to withstand the pressure: he wants a fl ballplayer "with guts enough not to fight back." Robinson agrees to ignore all racial epithets for the first two years of his Brooklyn contract.
		Though a model of restraint by 1990s standards, The Jackie Robinson Story is surprisingly frank in its detailing of the racial tensions of its own era.
		The cast is uniformly fine, including Louise Beavers as Robinson's mother, Ruby Dee as his wife Rae (Dee would later play Robinson's mother in the 1990 TV movie The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson), Joel Fluellen as his brother Mac, Minor Watson as Branch Rickey, and best of all, Richard Lane as Montreal manager Clay Hopper.
	www.greencine.com /webCatalog?id=3626 (412 words)

	World Almanac for Kids
		ROBINSON, Jackie, full name Jack Roosevelt Robinson (1919–72), American athlete and business executive, born in Cairo, Ga. He attended Pasadena Junior College (now Pasadena City College) in California and the University of California, Los Angeles.
		Later in 1945 Robinson signed with Branch Rickey, general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, to play with the minor league Royals in Montréal.
		In 1962 Robinson was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, the first fl player so honored.
	www.worldalmanacforkids.com /explore/us_history/jackie_robinson.html (227 words)

	Salon \| Newsreal
		But there will probably be little about his story in the world outside baseball -- a story Robinson himself told in his autobiography, letters and columns in the New York Post and the Amsterdam News.
		Robinson appeared before the committee but refused to be used as a fl pawn to attack Robeson.
		Robinson also worked to make self-help and economic empowerment a reality for fls long before they became buzz words, becoming board chairman of the fl-controlled Freedom Bank, which made loans and investments in fl areas.
	www.salon.com /april97/news/news3970415.html (756 words)

	Jackie Robinson Breaks the Color Barrier
		Reaction to Robinson from baseball fans and players ranged from enthusiasm and joy to hostility and death threats.
		Robinson even starred as himself in the movie, "The Jackie Robinson Story." Released in 1950, it was one of the first films to portray a fl man as an American hero.
		Robinson retired from baseball after the 1956 season.
	www.americaslibrary.gov /cgi-bin/page.cgi/jp/bball/jackie_3 (163 words)

	How to Celebrate the Life of Jackie Robinson - eHow.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		On April 14, 1947, Jackie Robinson put on a Brooklyn Dodgers uniform and stepped onto the grass at Ebbets Field as the first fl baseball player in the major leagues.
		Honor the memory of the former UCLA infielder by sending a contribution to the Jackie Robinson Foundation, which awards college scholarships to underprivileged minority students.
		Jackie's performance on the field earned him the title of National League Rookie of the Year for 1947.
	www.ehow.com /how_14891_celebrate-life-jackie.html (408 words)

	ESPN's "Brooklyn Dodgers: The Jackie Robinson Story "
		His older sister, Willa Mae Robinson Walker, recounts the prejudice the family faced there, the threats to burn their house, and how their mother Mallie's refusal to be intimidated set an example Jackie Robinson followed throughout his life.
		This episode addresses the hardships Jackie faced as the first fl on the team and the hardships the white players faced in overcoming their own cultural prejudice.
		Robinson's stellar abilities gained the respect of even his most vicious detractors and catapulted him to favor with the fans.
	www.bayou.com /~brooklyn/part2.html (698 words)

	Jackie Robinson, Professional Baseball Player (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Jackie Robinson was the first, then came catcher Roy Campanella, pitchers Don Newcombe and Joe Black, and others.
		Jackie Robinson, a major offensive force from the plate and on the bases.
		Jackie Robinson, perhaps the most dazzling and daring baserunner of his time.
	www.umass.edu /pubaffs/jackie/proballdodgers.html (240 words)

	Did you Know...?: Jackie Robinson
		Robinson also led second basemen in double plays, won the batting title with a.342 average and was named League MVP.
		Robinson declined, unwilling to play for the Dodger's archrivals in the same city, and retired.
		The Jackie Robinson doll and metal bust bank, as well as issues of Jackie Robinson comic book, were quite popular in their day and are now worth upwards of $1,000.
	scoop.diamondgalleries.com /scoop_article.asp?ai=2745&si=126 (629 words)

	National Baseball Hall of Fame - Selective Bibliographies - Jackie Robinson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Shapiro, Milton J. Jackie Robinson of the Brooklyn Dodgers.
		Simons, W. "Jackie Robinson and the American Mind: Journalistic Impressions of the Reintergration of Baseball." Journal of Sport History, XII (Spring 1985).
		Although not a print source, the Jackie Robinson Foundation, located at 3 W. 35th St., New York, NY 10001, (212-290-8600), must be included as a source.
	www.baseballhalloffame.org /library/biblios/robinson_jackie.htm (1906 words)

	TIME 100: Jackie Robinson
		Jackie Robinson was such a hero to me that I couldn't do anything but gawk at him.
		Jackie Robinson had to be bigger than life.
		When Branch Rickey first met with Jackie about joining the Dodgers, he told him that for three years he would have to turn the other cheek and silently suffer all the vile things that would come his way.
	www.time.com /time/time100/heroes/profile/robinson01.html (469 words)

	Baseball and Jackie Robinson (American Memory from the Library of Congress)
		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.
		Materials that tell his story, and the history of baseball in general, are located throughout the Library of Congress.
	memory.loc.gov /ammem/collections/robinson (171 words)

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		Robinson, a fierce competitor, ordered to turn a deaf ear to the considerable racial abuse he endured early in his career, helped the Dodgers finish first in six of the ten seasons he was with the team.
		Brooklyn Dodgers: The Jackie Robinson Story at ESPNET
		On January 31, 1919, Jackie Robinson is born to Jerry and Mallie Robinson in Cairo, Georgia.
	members.tripod.com /~JeanneAnn/teammates.html (2195 words)

	Astrocartography of Jackie Robinson by Robert Couteau (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Knowing Jackie the way I did, I wondered how he was going to be able to control his temper.
		If Jackie turned out to be some kind of ignorant person, it would have been detrimental to the race beyond baseball.
		Robinson remained near his Secondary Mars during his years of professional baseball, playing with the Brooklyn Dodgers throughout his entire major-league career (1947-1956).
	www.dominantstar.com /b_rob.htm (413 words)

	Online NewsHour: Jackie Robinson -- April 15, 1997
		So what Jackie represented was somehow he carried that hope, that militancy, that vitality that had started in the civil rights movement during the war, forward, until it could come full blast again in the 1950's.
		I mean, Jackie Robinson was in my heart as a player long before I understood in my mind what he meant to civil rights because I loved him.
		He knew Jackie Robinson was "the" person who could carry that enormous burden of being the first person.
	www.pbs.org /newshour/bb/sports/hist_4-15.html (1510 words)

	riverfronttimes.com \| News \| Breaking the Line: The Jackie Robinson Story (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		There's plenty of backstory on Robinson personally, as well as the circumstances that led up to his being the first fl player in major-league ball.
		Robinson had early experience with integration, having spent a childhood in virtually white Pasadena during the Depression.
		As the newlyweds are unceremoniously ushered off a plane and then into seats on the bus headed south, despite her humiliation she reminds Robinson that his mission is actually their mission.
	www.riverfronttimes.com /issues/2000-02-23/stage2.html (302 words)

	DVD Empire - Item - Jackie Robinson Story, The / DVD-Video
		Jackie Robinson's uphill battle to the big leagues began when he was just a little boy.
		Given a mitt and a chance, Jackie easily proved how good he was on the field.
		By playing hard and overcoming unbelievable odds, Jackie proved that he was not only one of the best players ever to set foot on a major league diamond, but also one of the bravest men ever to grace American sports!
	www.dvdempire.com /Exec/v4_item.asp?item_id=13733&partner_id=29346865 (222 words)

	Amazon.com: The Jackie Robinson Story: DVD: Alfred E. Green,Jackie Robinson,Ruby Dee,Minor Watson,Louise ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The vintage film biography The Jackie Robinson Story is unusual in that Robinson portrays himself, and the movie was produced in 1950, barely three years after he took up his position at second base for the Brooklyn Dodgers and broke the "color line" in professional baseball.
		Jackie Robinson, by virtue of his talent and to a larger measure his solid character, was the right man at the right time to get the job done.
		Jackie Robinson, who plays himself in the movie (and does it very well), is clearly a human being that deserves the opportunities he gets and he earns everyone's respect in the process, fans and foes alike.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000056HEG?v=glance (2179 words)

	The Jackie Robinson Story (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The Jackie Robinson Story was made in 1950 and stars Jackie Robinson as himself.
		The story is an interesting commentary on race relations and the trials experienced by the Robinson family during this troubled period.
		Jackie gets brought up to the major leagues and he continues to keep his head despite all kinds of race baiting he confronts everywhere he goes.
	www.liketelevision.com /web1/movies/jackie (437 words)

	The Conquest of EverestThe Jackie Robinson Story discount movies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The life of Jackie Robinson from his college days, to the military and then to his becoming the first African-American professional baseball player in the modern era is covered in this feature.
		Robinson portrays himself in this feature that allows you into the psyche of Robinson, Branch Rickey, and his fellow Brooklyn Dodgers teammates.
		This documentary shows the pressure that was placed upon Robinson by the public and by some of his fellow players due to the racism that was common during that era.
	www.planetcdrom.com /discount-movies/The-Conquest-of-EverestThe-Jackie-Robinson-Story (503 words)

	Black Athlete Sports Network—The Soul of Sports
		It would be unprecedented if a movie about the reality of Jackie Robinson's life in the 1940s, 50s and 60s can do that.
		The case can be made if Robinson were still alive he would have long ago shed his Republican credentials, but as he died so young that never happened.
		But if it does end abruptly it will eliminate the powerful troubling fact that as Great as Robinson was, as revered as he was Jackie Robinson never got the opportunity to manage in the Big Leagues or become a senior Baseball executive.
	www.blackathlete.net /Blackbox/blackbox033105.html (557 words)

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