1. Jackie Robinson
By Darwin J.

2. Family of a hero

3. Racism
• He had to deal with it his whole life,
• Rock fight
• Army

4. College
• Pasadena Junior college to UCLA
• Track, Football, Baseball, Basketball
• Four letters in college

5. Branch Rickey
• Owner of Brooklyn Dodgers
• Had His list of possible players

6. Game Racism
• Lowest paid salary you can get at $5,000.
• Hate letters
• Players spiked him, pitchers beaned him, and
fans would try to provoke him

7. successes
• Rookie of the year his first season
• First African American inducted into the Hall
of Fame. In 1962
• Stole home base 19 times

8. His end
• Died of a heart attack due to complications
with diabetes. On October 24, 1972

9. The end