Jackie Robinson was born on January 31, 1919. Jackie Robinson was one of the best players to play baseball. He made history because he was the first African-American to play major league baseball. He fought for African-Americans to become officers in the Army. He was also great at football, basketball and track.
Riley- very informative and well written. Did you know that MLB retired his jersey. No more players will ever again wear the #42. That was Jackie’s jersey number.
Riley, Jackie Robinson was an amazing athlete and person. He helped blaze the trail for other African Americans to have the same opportunities as whites in our country. We can learn a lot from history.