Jackie Robinson
Persevered For The Right To Justice
Jackie Robinson Next To Branch Rickey Signing With The Dodgers in 1947
Mr. Rickey explains to Jackie how no umpires, fans, managers, and few news reporters agree with this. Pretty much no one was on their side. Jackie was chosen because Mr. Rickey believed he had the guts to persevere and fight for his kind. (p. 293)
Fans and Others Rioting Against Jackie Playing Baseball
Jackie Robinson was told by Branch Rickey how people will taunt him, call him racial names, and try to get under his skin. Jackie Robinson agreed to persevere and show that he and other blacks should gain the same respect a white would get. He must do this without retaliating. (p. 294)
Jackie Robinson Stealing Home Against The Yankees In the World Series September 28th 1955
“He had me transfixed as he spoke. I could feel his sincerity, and I began to get a sense of how much this major step really meant to him.” (p. 293)
“Suppose I was a shortstop. Another player comes down first sealing, flying in with spikes high, and cuts me on the leg...how do you like that nigger boy.” (p. 295)