The man that made a differance.
read about Jackies adventure to break the way baseball works
Jackie's Words of Wisdom
“I was offered 3,500 bonus and a 600-a-month salary.”
Jackie fought through the criticism and eventually became rich.(294-295)
"A little neighbor girl called me the n word."
This quote shows how bad racism was back then.(293)
Jackie's ways of perserverance
Rickey called Jackie many offensive things, while he sat there and absorbed them. Just to get prepared for what he will face during a game.(294)
When Jackie just tried to make a difference. He was called a “racial agitator.” He still played.(294)
Source:
Robinson, Jackie. "The Noble Experiment." Comp. Alfred Duckett. The Language of Literature. Vol. 7. Evanston: McDougal Littell, 2002. 288-95. Print.