Jackie Robinson Breaking The Baseball - 1953 Words

JACKIE ROBINSON 2 Jackie Robinson: Breaking the Baseball Racial Barrier Baseball has been called â€Å"America s Pastime† for years because people have played baseball for years and it is one of the first things fathers teach their sons. Family’s go to ballparks all over the nation to watch baseball at all levels of play from T-ball through the Major League of Baseball (MLB). Throughout the years there have been many great, loved, and cherished baseball players including Babe Ruth, Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Lou Gehrig, and Jackie Robinson. Jackie Robinson is on the top of the list of all time greats, not only because he was a great player, but because of all he accomplished and overcame through racism and how he helped†¦show more content†¦Even at his home Jackie’s life was harder than a normal life. His grandmother, after much hard work, raised enough money to buy a house in an all-white neighborhood that was unlike the old poverty stricken, crime filled neighborhood. Jackie once got into a verbal altercation with a JACKIE ROBINSON 3 younger white girl after she yelled racial slurs at Jackie until her father came and started throwing rocks at Jackie. Also a cross was burned in the front yard of his house as a sign of racism toward Jackie and his family. Despite all the torture they endured, Jackie’s grandmother refused to leave. Everyone in Jackie’s family had to be tough through everything. Jackie was very determined in doing as well as he could in his schoolwork. He attended John Muir High School, a four year comprehensive secondary school in Pasadena, California. Then he went to Pasadena Junior College, a community college located in Pasadena California. Jackie continued his education at the University of California (UCLA), a well known college for its academics and athletics in the city of Los Angeles, California. He was forced to leave UCLA just short of graduation due to financial issues despite all of his athletic accomplishments. Jackie tried hard in school, got good grades, and excelled in athletics but times were tough for him and sadly he had to leave UCLA. Jackie was an exceptional athlete through his