JACKIE ROBINSON

• How did Jackie Robinson time period impact today time period?
• Jayden, Hannah, Jada

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• While playing baseball for the Kansas City Monarchs in the Nergo National League, Robinson caught the eye of a scout for the Brooklyn (now Los Angeles) Dodgers and was brought to the attention of team president Branch Rikey.
• Major league baseball was closed to black players at the time.

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• Rickey thought that this was wrong, and he wanted to find someone who could successfully integrate.
• After meeting Robinson and being impressed with his courage as well as his skill, Rickey signed him on Oct. 23, 1945, to play for the Dodgers AAA team in Montrel.

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• During the 1946 season, Robinson batted .329 with farm club and the team to victory in the Little World Series.

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• Britannica School Encyclopedia
• Britannica, Inc, 2016 web.19 feb.2016

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