born in Cairo, Georgia in He died in 1972 in Stamford, CT His family was poor Went to Pasadena, Junior College Then he went to UCLA
First Black Baseball Player in the Major Leagues Was named man of the year Was awarded the presidential Medal of Freedom Named National League most valuable team
Had a son named Jackie Robinson, Jr Married Rachel Isum Was a Second Lieutenant He was honorably discharged from the army
Racism Poverty College Strikes against him when he was batting during a baseball game
1919 Jackie Robinson, Jr was born in Cairo, George Robinson’s family moved to Pasadena, California Jackie enrolled at Pasadena, Junior College then UCLA He was inducted into the army and made a second Lieutenant Robinson was court-martialed for insubordination and was honorably discharge He married Rachel Isum and had a son named Jackie, Jr in 1946 Jackie, Jr died in a car accident 1971 Jackie, Sr in Stamford, CT in 1972 Jackie was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1980 Jackie was named man of the year in 1990
Author: Isaac, E Website: Jackie Robinson Timeline Date accessed: URL: Accessed Book author: Barry Dannenberg Title: Steeling Home Publisher: Scholastic Inc City: New York Date: 1990 Website: biography Date accesed: URL: