Essay Archive - Jackie Robinson: Breaking the Color Barrier
Jackie Robinson: Breaking the Color Barrier
It’s April 15, 1947 opening day at Ebbets Field, Brooklyn. Many people have turned out to see one man, the first black person to ever play in major league baseball. He is setting new standards for all blacks now and those to come. His name is Jack Roosevelt Robinson. We all wish him well and hope he can surmount the racial differences.
At this time it was unheard of to have a black person treated equally to a white person, more the less it was highly unlikely to have a blac....
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