Jackie Robinson was only known as a great baseball player during his playing years but fans didn't know how much he would change the face of sports and everyday life. I am doing my project on Jackie Robinson and how he changed how African Americans are viewed in society. Jackie was the first African-American to play major league baseball. Robinson joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947 and played 10 years of his major league career with the …
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…where he got. I had never known anything about what Jackie did off the field. Jackie changed the way of life for many people and gave hope to the African-American community. Jackie was not all about baseball but about the deep commitment that he had made to achieve justice for himself and all Americans. Jackie Robinson is not only a great icon in the world of professional sports, but in many other aspects as well.