Devon DunbarfilmEnglishJackie Robinson was the first African-American to become a Major League Baseball player. He did the unthinkable thing at that time, when the Brooklyn Dodgers threw him at first base on April 15, 1947. Rodinson played the game even though he was hated at first by all the fans and players. I think this would cause black people to be waited on by white people. Robinson was born January 31, 1919 in Georgia. Jackie, the youngest of five children, had a father who left when he was a child and he never saw him again and his mother Mille raised him alone. After Jackie was born, about a year later, he and his family moved to California. His family was known for being good at sports as one of his brothers was a silver medalist in the Olympics. Robinson's town was poor and this led him to join the local gang. Jackie loved playing any sport, he really loved sports. Robinson ran track, played football, baseball and basketball in college. People treated him like a prize on the field, but off the field it was like he was not a person, but a thing. While Jackie was playing all these sports, he was at UCLA and he ended up winning the NCAA long jump championship. He was also the first person to letter in four sports in UCLA history. After college, Jackie decided to play professional baseball in all the Negro Leagues. Back when Jackie played, blacks were not allowed to play with whites in baseball. Jackie played shortstop and played really well, well enough to attract the attention of the Brooklyn Dodgers. Branch Rickey may not look familiar or even sound familiar, but I think he is the man who changed baseball forever. Branch approached Jackie as the manager...... middle of paper......the team shouted racial slurs. In reality, this never happened and Jackie never went into a tunnel to break his bat. This same manager asked to pose for a photo in real life and in the movie, but this time it was only to get himself and the Phillies out of hot water with the press. What I liked the most was that I found out that Pee Wee Reese actually put his arm around Jackie. Pee Wee never did it to show his family what he did, he did it because he wanted to show Jackie that he had a friend. Branch's famous quote: “Robinson, I'm looking for a baseball player who is brave enough not to fight back. » This also happened when Branch was explaining to Jackie what he was doing. Wendell Smith was a reporter in the movie who was trying to help Jackie and he seemed nice, but I found out he wasn't there to help Jackie, he was there to sit in a soapbox. press one day..