Jack "Jackie" Roosevelt Robinson

(1919-1972)

Jackie Robinson was a great baseball player.

Jackie Robinson was the first African American in the Baseball Major Leagues.

Jackie Robinson played for the Dodgers.

Jackie Robinson wanted all Americans to have the same civil rights.

Links for Jackie Robinson

Time Profile of Jackie Robinson, Jackie Robinson: Civil Rights Activist, 

The Dodgers, Wikipedia: Jackie Robinson.

Jackie Robinson Official Site  

Jackie Robinson in the Bull Pen

Jackie Robinson: An American Hero

Pictures from: http://www.nara.gov/education/teaching/robinson/robmain.html

Page created August 5, 2001. Anne Pemberton. Updated Sat, August 15, 2009 . AP.

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