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" Jack Roosevelt Robinson "
Jack Roosevelt Robinson was a good sensitive and intelligent man. He was an African American who tried to get though life. In his lifetime he went through many obstacles. But through them all he would keep strong.
Jackie Robinson was born on January 31,1919. He was the youngest of five children. He was a ....
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.... (national Youth Administration.) where he played baseball to entertain campers and worked with children. He also earned extra money by playing for a semi-pro football team, known as the Honolulu Bears.
In 1941 Robinson joined the United States Army. After graduating from Officers Candidate School, Robinson became a second lieutenant in what was then segregated army. Troubled by the mistreatment of black soldiers in his unit, Robinson protested the U.S. Army's discriminatory practices. Military police at Fort Hood arrested Robinson when he refuse ....
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