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JACKIE ROBINSON
By: Raleigh DufferBirth and death date: 1/31/19 -
10/24/72Birthplace: Cairo, Georgia
Occupation: Baseball ballplayer Education: University of California
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS First African American to play Major
league Baseball He was Rookie of the year in 1947 Robinson was a World Series champ
in 1955
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INTERESTING FACTS He was the youngest of five children Jackie was drafted in to the army He was elected in the Hall of Fame Robinson played football for a minor
league team
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CHALLENGES He was faced with a lot of racism with
the Dodgers Robinson lived in poverty He was raised by a single mother Some of his teammates did not want
him on the team
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TIMELINE
Robinson was Born on 1/31/19
Enrolled in Dasadena Junior College in 1937
Jackie attended UCLA college in 1939
He played minor league football team in 1941
Robinson was drafted in the army in 1942
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TIMELINE
In 1945 he joined the Kansas City Monarchs
Robinson signed a contract with the Royals in 1945
In 1946 he married Rachel Isum
In 1962 he was elected in to the Hall of Fame
Jackie Robinson died on October 24, 1972
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CITING Jackie Robinson
Timeline.2/16.www.history-timelines.org Bio.truestory.2/27.www.biography.com American Heroes: Jackie Robinson.
2/27.www.mccsc.edu Olsen, James. Academic America.
Grolier. Danbury, Connecticut.1987