1. JACKIE ROBINSON Ruben Medina “Maybe I’m doing something for my race”

2. Childhood He lived in a all white neighborhood The only black family Hung out with the neighborhood troublemakers Met a pastor who saved him from getting in trouble Started to play sports

3. School life Played many sports Skilled athlete Earned varsity letters for basketball, football, baseball and track

4. After school Attended a junior college Received a scholarship from UCLA Became a soldier

5. Military Drafted in the year 1942 Where he first saw segregation Was denied to take OCS Was forced to face a military court for insubordination Found innocent and was issued honorable discharge

6. Fame First noticed by Branch Rickey in 1945 Met with him August 18, 1945 In 1947 he was drafted into the major leagues by the Brooklyn Dodgers Said he was delighted to be the first black player

7. Overcoming First few seasons were hard People yelling racial slurs at him Pitchers abused him Fans sent hate mail to him

8. Change in person Robinson tolerated people at first After a while he became aggressive on the field

9. After the game Wrote a book complaining about what black people went through and how they should be treated the same He became a critic of organized baseball’s treatment of blacks He participated in black-owned business ventures in Harlem