How Jackie Robinson Affected how people saw black people
In 1947 Jackie Robinson was the very first black to play in the MLB. He played for the Brooklyn Dodgers.In that same year he was the rookie of the year. In 1949 he was the league MVP and in 1955 he was the world series MVP. In this time period the MLB was very segregated and it was not allowed for blacks to play professionally. But Jackie Robinson changed that forever. He spoke out against segregation and proved that black people are just as good at sports as white people.But not only that he changed how people saw blacks as a race.For some people it still didn’t change their outlook on black people but it still made enough people change their minds about how they felt
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In 1947 Jackie Robinson was the very first black to play in the MLB. He played for the Brooklyn Dodgers.In that same year he was the rookie of the year. In 1949 he was the league MVP and in 1955 he was the world series MVP. In this time period the MLB was very segregated and it was not allowed for blacks to play professionally. But Jackie Robinson changed that forever. He spoke out against segregation and proved that black people are just as good at sports as white people.But not only that he changed how people saw blacks as a race.For some people it still didn’t change their outlook on black people but it still made enough people change their minds about how they felt
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