Jackie Robinson
learn how he changed the face of sports
By Molrakot Ounnarath and Alex lissaur
a little knowledge of base ball legend Jackie Robinson
- born January 31, 1919, in Cairo, Georgia
- endured a lot of racism and was not allowed to fight back
- he was in the military
- he played for the negro league than got drafted to the dodgers in 1947
breaking the barrier
the sport racism continues
even though colored people in major leagues have no problem with racial issues in sports college sports still hold some racism here is some information about it click here
college students have been making fun and throwing racist comments on black players but no punishment why. also there is racism out side of sports because there have been multiple shootings involving innocent blacks people being shot by white cops click here to read more
we can fix this problem
we can try blending all the cultures together because this will most racism in the newer generation because they will grow up with these people they will know how they act in situations involving other races. we can also start standing up against these actions just like Jackie Robinson