On April 10th 1947 Jackie Robinson made history by becoming the first black player in the baseball modern major leagues. Jackie Robinson paved the way for many blacks, by helping to end to segregation in a segment of society. Branch Rickey chose Jackie to be the first, because of his character. Through part his life, Jackie developed the necessary skills needed, to become the first black player in the modern major leagues, to be a big …showed first 75 words of 2607 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2607 total…to end segregation in baseball, he continued to fight discrimination in society. He became a vital asset to the civil rights movement. Jackie will always be remembered as the first black player in the modern major leagues, but most importantly as the man who helped to end segregation in society. BIBLIOGRAPHY (1) www. Majorleaguebaseball.com (July 7, 1999) (2) www. Blackbaseball.com (July 7, 1999) (3) Great Time Coming David Falkner Copyright (c) 1995 Published by Simon & Schuster (4) A&E Jackie Robinson (video)