Jackie+Robinson



Aaron, Henry. "Jackie Robinson." TIME. 25 Jan 2009. .com. 6 Mar 2009 []

This article was written from the perspective of another hall of fame African American baseball player. It tells about what Jackie Robinson meant to him while he was growing up. This article is a good one to choose because it tells about what people thought of him back when he was around. Also it shows what he meant to African Americans across the country it gave them courage that change was on its way.

About Jackie." The Official Site of Jackie Robinson. 16 May 2008. 6 Mar 2009 [] 

This article is about the biography of Jackie Robinson. It tells about the life story of him about how he grew up and also tells about the success he had on and off the field. It also tells about his social life and relationships. I feel that this article is a good choice to show that he is a good role model because it really gives really good background information on him so it kind shows what kind of life he lived. Also it shows us that he was a good overall person who always tried to do the right thing.

Anonymous, "By the numbers Jackie Robinson." Sun Journal 24 Jan 2009: 1

This Article is a timeline about Jackie Robinson’s life. It highlights the main achievements he had on the field and it also shows his main achievements off the field. I feel like this is a good article to chose because it highlights the main points of his life and its very straight forward.

"Babe, Bob deserve Babe status." USA Today June 2008: 3

This article is about the argument whether or not Babe Ruth deserves the status that Jackie Robinson has. I think that this is a good article to pick because it gives people a different perspective of Jackie and shine a new light on the subject.

Damio, Christy. "Jackie Robinson." Scholastic Action 02 Feb 2009: 4

This article is about is about the tough times Jackie Robinson faced on and off the field. It also discusses the things he did after his career with baseball was over. It tells about all the important works he did and the massive impact he had on segregation. I feel like this is a good article because it really shows all the good things he did off the field and it concentrates more on that stuff than what he did on the field. Also it talks a lot about what he did to get rid of segregation and how he really opened the door for a lot of African Americans who also wanted to play in the Majors.

Gillon, Doug. "The Archive Jackie Robinson." The Herald 26 Jan 2009: 1

This article tells about how Jackie Robinson played a bid role in Barack Obama being president today. It talks about how he played such a huge role in getting rid of segregation. I feel like this article is a good choice because it shows all the he achieved for the black community. It also show the courage the he must’ve had to overcome the much scrutiny.

Klosterman, Bill. "Heroic Efforts of Jackie Robinson." Middletown (2009): 1

This article is about how Barack Obama may not have been president with out Jackie Robinson who was the prime mover who ignited the civil rights surge. It also talks about how the President didn’t even mention him once in his speech.I think this is a good article because it talks about how Jackie Robinson had to overcome so much hatred to get to where he got and also this article shows just how under appreciated Jackie Robinson is.

O'connor, Ian. "Sports Pioneers led the way for Obama." The Record 21 Jan 2009: 1

This article is about several different African American sports heroes who kind of paved the way for Obama to get to where he is at. They spend quite a bit of time talking about Jackie Robinson and the role he played. I feel like this is a good article because it gives credit to Jackie Robinson not just for what he achieved on the field but it gave credit to him for what he did off the field which mattered most to him.

Schwartz, Larry. "Jackie Changed face of sports." ESPN. 23 Apr 2007 5 Mar 2009  > []

This article is about Jackie Robinson’s entire life. It tells about the rough childhood he had. It talks about the two years he spent at college. It shows us the discrimination he was exposed to in the military and it talks about his amazing career he had with the Brooklyn Dodgers. I feel like this is a good article to pick because it has a ton of information about Jackie’s life. It shows us how hard he had to work to get where got because he came from a rough childhood. It also shows what great courage he had to demonstrate in order to play in the MLB.