Jackie Robinson
Birthday: 31 January 1919, Cairo, Georgia, USA
Birth Name: Jack Roosevelt Robinson
Height: 180 cm
Jackie Robinson was the african-American who broke the color barrier in baseball for the Brooklyn Dodgers. He was elected to the baseball Hall of Fame on January 23, 1962.
Baseball was just a part of my life. Thank God that I didn't allow a sport or a business or any part Show more
Baseball was just a part of my life. Thank God that I didn't allow a sport or a business or any part of my life to dominate me completely. I felt that I had my time in athletics and that was it. Hide
Civil rights is not by any means the only issue that concerns me - nor, I think any other Negro. As Show more
Civil rights is not by any means the only issue that concerns me - nor, I think any other Negro. As Americans, we have as much at stake in this country as anyone else. But since effective participation in a democracy is based upon enjoyment of basic freedoms that everyone else takes for granted, we need make no apologies for being especially interested in catching up on civil rights. Hide
