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    Jackie Robinson was the first black baseball player in the major leagues, breaking the color barrier in 1947. He faced intense prejudice but succeeded with his talent and determination. Robinson helped the Dodgers win games while championing equal rights. His legacy lives on as Major League Baseball retired his number 42 and has all players wear it on April 15th in his honor. Robinson proved that athletic ability, not skin color, should determine who plays professional sports.

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    Jackie Robinson was the first black baseball player in the major leagues, breaking the color barrier in 1947. He faced intense prejudice but succeeded with his talent and determination. Robinson helped the Dodgers win games while championing equal rights. His legacy lives on as Major League Baseball retired his number 42 and has all players wear it on April 15th in his honor. Robinson proved that athletic ability, not skin color, should determine who plays professional sports.

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    Jackie Robinson was the first black baseball player in the major leagues, breaking the color barrier in 1947. He faced intense prejudice but succeeded with his talent and determination. Robinson helped the Dodgers win games while championing equal rights. His legacy lives on as Major League Baseball retired his number 42 and has all players wear it on April 15th in his honor. Robinson proved that athletic ability, not skin color, should determine who plays professional sports.

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    Jackie Robinson

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    Jackie Robinson was the first black baseball player in the major leagues, breaking the color barrier in 1947. He faced intense prejudice but succeeded with his talent and determination. Robinson helped the Dodgers win games while championing equal rights. His legacy lives on as Major League Baseball retired his number 42 and has all players wear it on April 15th in his honor. Robinson proved that athletic ability, not skin color, should determine who plays professional sports.

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    Jackie Robinson

    A Reading A–Z Level K Leveled Book


    Word Count: 402
    Connections
    Writing
    Pretend you are Jackie Robinson on April
    15, 1947. Write a journal entry describing
    your experiences, thoughts, and feelings
    about the day. Use information from the
    book as support.
    Social Studies
    Make a timeline of Jackie Robinson’s life,
    including at least five events. Share your
    timeline with a partner.
    LEVELED BOOK • K
    Glossary
    athletes (n.) people trained in sports or
    games that require strength, speed, and
    skill (p . 4)
    condition (n.) a
    circumstance that
    must happen or be
    accepted before an
    agreement can
    move forward (p .
    10)
    prejudice (n.) a
    bad opinion of
    something,
    without an
    understanding of a
    certain person,
    group, or subject (p . 9)

    professional (adj.) earning money for


    doing an activity rather than doing it
    purely for pleasure (p . 4)
    rights (n.) freedoms or powers that
    people can claim (p . 12)
    segregated (adj.) kept apart based on
    group differences (p . 7)

    Words to Know
    athletes
    condition
    prejudice
    professional
    rights
    segregated
    Beyond Baseball
    After Robinson stopped playing baseball
    in 1957, he went into business . He also
    continued to work for equal rights for all
    people . He died in 1972 .
    Today in the United States, more people of
    color play in the world of sports than ever
    before . We all have Number 42 to thank
    for that .
    Robinson helped run the coffee maker
    Chock Full o’ Nuts. He was the first black
    vice president of a U.S. national company.
    Here, he works at his desk in January
    1962.
    His Number, His Day
    In 1997, the number 42 was retired
    from professional baseball. No other
    player could wear that number.
    The only time the number 42 is worn is
    on April 15, the day of Robinson's first
    game with the Brooklyn Dodgers. On that
    day, every player's uniform bears the
    number 42 in memory of Jackie Robinson.
    The Angels and the Athletics both wear
    number 42 jerseys on April 15, 2014 (top).
    President Barack Obama views Robinson's
    jersey during a tour of the Baseball Hall of
    Fame (right).
    Introduction
    African Americans play a big part in
    professional sports today . For many years,
    however, black athletes weren’t allowed to
    play with white athletes . Jackie Robinson
    helped change all that .
    Jackie Robinson was born a baseball hero
    and a champion for equal rights.
    Equal rights won that day . So did the
    Dodgers . As for Robinson, he went on to
    have a great career .
    Another Great Steal
    In 1955, Robinson made one of the
    greatest steals in baseball history. Leo
    Lennox was there: "The crowd was
    roaring. Robinson went into his slide and
    the catcher reached for the tag. 'Safe!'
    called the umpire. Robinson did it! He
    stole home!"
    The Yankees catcher attempts to tag
    Robinson during the 1955 World Series.
    In college, he was a star on his school’s
    football, track, basketball, and baseball
    teams .
    His family had little money, however . He
    left college in 1941 to help support his
    family and did not finish .
    Besides baseball, Robinson ran track and
    played football and basketball in college.
    He was great at all of them.
    Rickey hired Robinson . He had one
    condition, though . Robinson could only
    fight prejudice one way—by playing great
    baseball .
    A Team of Two
    Rickey and Robinson teamed up to end
    segregated baseball. But being the first
    isn't always easy.
    "Plenty of times I wanted to haul off
    when somebody insulted me for the color
    of my skin, but I had to hold to myself. I
    knew I was kind of an experiment. The
    whole thing was bigger than me."
    -Jackie Robinson
    Robinson shakes Rickey’s hand after
    signing his 1948 contract.
    You’re Hired!
    After his time in the army, Robinson
    played baseball . In 1945, however,
    baseball was segregated, too . White and
    black athletes played in separate leagues.
    Robinson played shortshop in the mid-
    1940s. He later played first and then
    second base.

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