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From Segregation To Success: The Jackie Robinson Story
Few people have had as large of an impact on sports history as Jackie Robinson. Robinson's courage and determination opened the door for hundreds of other Black athletes to follow in his footsteps as the first African-American baseball player to break the color barrier in Major League Baseball (MLB) in 1947. Many sources say Robinson's impact went far beyond the world of sports, as his legacy has assisted in challenging and reshaping American society's perceptions of race and discrimination.
Arnold, Rampersad's Jackie Robinson: A Biography is a thorough and insightful biography of the revolutionary baseball star. Rampersad offers a thorough analysis of Robinson's career as a baseball player, …show more content…

The biography by Rampersad is a thorough and in-depth account of Robinson's life that uses a variety of primary and secondary sources to paint a complex picture of the baseball star and civil rights activist. While Tygiel's work offers a thorough historical analysis of Robinson's influence on baseball and more general social and cultural developments in the middle of the 20th century, it is more narrowly focused on how Robinson's accomplishments affected baseball and American society. Robinson's life, both on and off the field, is covered more in depth in Rampersad's biography, which is more extensive. The subjects of the two books are approached in slightly distinct ways. The style of Rampersad's biography is more conventional and chronological, whereas Tygiel's work is more thematic and explores deeper into particular facets of Robinson's life and career. While Tygiel's book is easier to read and more interesting for a general audience than Rampersad's biography, the latter is written in a more formal, academic manner.
Aaron Henrys’ “JACKIE ROBINSON: The Trailblazer” article focuses on Robinson's groundbreaking role in breaking the color barrier in Major League Baseball and his enduring legacy as a civil rights pioneer. Aaron emphasizes Robinson's talent on the field and his groundbreaking work in shattering the color barrier in baseball. Robinson's activism and support for civil …show more content…

Robinson's outstanding 10-year career included compiling a .311 lifetime batting average, playing in six World Series, and stealing home 19 times. He also won the National League Most Valuable Player award in 1949, when he led the league with a .342 batting average and 37 stolen bases. In his years as a star of the Brooklyn baseball team, he contributed significantly to the team's winning six league pennants and its first world championship in 1955. With so many distractions and so many people rooting for Jackie's failure he was still able to produce extremely good numbers on the baseball field. In recognition of his superb sportsmanship, his pioneer role in opening up a new field of endeavor for young Negroes,and his civic consciousness, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is proud to present to John Roosevelt Robinson this 41st Spingarn Medal, awarded annually to a Negro American for distinguished

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