Jack Roosevelt Robinson was born in Cairo, Georgia in 1919 to a family of sharecroppers. Jackie's family was the only black family on their block, and the prejudice they encountered only strengthened their bond.

He expe

rienced racial discrimination and abuse during his rise from amateur to professional baseball, but through it all he stayed strong, stuck to what he loved and never gave up. According to Larry Upton, "Jackie Robinson was more than just a great baseball player; he was a great human being." That says a lot about the person that he was and is. Life is not a spectator sport. If you're going to spend your whole life in the grandstand just watching what goes on, in my opinion you're wasting your life. Jackie Robinson. This is exactly the way Jackie lived his life he didn't watch from the sides and let his life go by he realized his dream and broke barriers to achieve it. He was a great role model for not only African Americans but also Americans.

IN 1947, JAckie RObinson engineered the integration of professional sports in America by breaking the color barrier in baseball. Jackie became known not only for his skill as a baseball player but as his efforts as a civil rights activists. He inspired many different people by just doing what he loved. He played it like poker he ne

ver never quit when he was losing and he never quit when he was ahead. He believed in his dream and in doing so he made a bright future for himself and many others

"A LIFE IS NOT IMPORTANT EXCEPT IN

THE IMPACT IT HAS ON OTHER LIVES"

Jackie Robinson