1. Pitcher Satchel Paige was one of many players in the Negro leagues.

2. After playing major league baseball for a between 1947 and 1957, Jackie Robinson began a business career.

3. Disapproving and baseball fans sent Jackie Robinson ugly hate mail.

4.  in the South prevented Robinson from staying in the hotel with his white teammates in Florida.

5. Jackie had four , three brothers and one sister.

6. Everyone in the neighborhood signed a , asking the city to provide new playground equipment at the park.

7. The of the American League in baseball took place just months after Jackie Robinson integrated the National League.

8. Jackie Robinson’s contribution to his team was recognized when he was named the National League’s Most Valuable Player in 1949.

9. At UCLA, Jackie was named best all-around athlete on the West Coast because of his athletic in football, basketball, baseball, and track.

10. Many players are to playing in baseball’s minor leagues.

11. Facing abusive fans and players was an that Jackie Robinson had to endure in silence when he began playing with the Dodgers.

12. Baseball players have a schedule that includes much travel time.

13. Although it took time, fans and players alike recognized Jackie’s baseball skills.

14. Today, laws help protect all people from based on their race, sex, religion, or national origin.

15. Although Branch Rickey described the kind of abuse he could expect, Jackie Robinson still agreed to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers.