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Rosa Parks, Jackie Robinson, MLK Jr. and other famous figures to remember during Black History Month. Story by Ashlyn Messier • 1y. B lack history in the U.S. dates back to 1619, when enslaved Jackie Robinson, number 30, is pictured here during his first year playing in the minor leagues for the Royals. (credit: modification of “Jackie Robinson, Montréal Royals 1946, Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame, St. Marys Ontario 2956 (4871300431)” by Robert Taylor/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0) Jackie Robinson speaks to a reporter during the August 28, 1963, Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C. “I know that you realize that in the tasks that lie ahead all freedom-loving Americans will want to share in achieving a society in which no man is penalized or favored solely because of his race, color, religion or national origin.” Use this narrative with the Jackie Robinson Narrative, The Little Rock Nine Narrative, The Murder of Emmett Till Narrative, and the Rosa Parks’s Account of the Montgomery Bus Boycott (Radio Interview), April 1956 Primary Source to discuss the rise of the African American civil rights movement pre-1960. Delino DeShields was born a few years before Robinson died, but he has made it a personal project to learn about Robinson and blacks in baseball, and he has emerged with a strong feeling about Robinson's place in American history. "Jackie was before Rosa Parks," the St. Louis Cardinals' second baseman said. baseballer Jackie Robinson and a determined activist and citizen from the Deep South, Rosa Parks. Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in baseball and, with it, the shameful exclusion of black baseballers from sharing in the full drama that is the national pastime’s greatest stage, the major leagues. However, On October 24, 1972, the first African-American to play Major League Baseball, Jackie Robinson, died at the age of 53 in Stamford, Connecticut. On the same day in 2005, Rosa Parks passed away in Detroit at the age of 92. 1913 – Civil rights activist Rosa Parks (1913-2005) is born in Tuskegee, Alabama. Her refusal to give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger set off the Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycott in 1955. 1952 – Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson becomes an executive, taking his talents to television behind the scenes. He was Jackie Robinson. 1995. I Never Had It Made: Jackie Robinson—An Autobiography. New York: HarperCollins, xxiv. Google Scholar Donald Spivey, “Satchel Paige’s Struggle for Selfhood in the Era of Jim Crow,” in David K. Wiggins. (Ed.). 2006. Out of the Shadows: A Biographical History of African American Athletes. Fayetteville: University of Jackie Robinson refused to move to the back of the bus Jackie Robinson was as fierce and determined about fighting injustice as he was about hitting home runs and stealing bases. He took stands against discrimination throughout his life. In fact, a decade before Rosa Parks’s legendary refusal to give up her seat, Jackie Robinson refused to move to the back of a bus. Who: Rosa Parks wouldn't give up her seat on the bus What: Black people boycotted busses because Rosa Parks was arrested for not getting out of her seat When: Dec. 1, 1955 Rosa Parks didn't give up seat, Dec. 5, 1955 she was tried in court, Jun. 5, 1956 it was found unconstitutional Why: They wanted change, didn't feel they got equal rights Where: Montgomery, Alabama While Jackie Robinson was a Brooklyn Dodger -> Contrast that though Jackie Robinson was a Brooklyn Dodger. Courage of Jackie was not unlike that of Rosa Parks. Courage is modified by "in the face of physical threats and verbal attacks". Why the courage is not like that of Rosa Parks because she refused to move back of a bus in XYZ. Students will describe the similarities among the causes fought by the historical figures in previous chapters Explores Jackie Robinson's compelling and complicated legacy Before the United States Supreme Court ruled against segregation in public schools, and before Rosa Parks refused to surrender her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama, Jackie Robinson walked onto the diamond on April 15, 1947, as first baseman for the Brooklyn Dodgers, making history as the first African American to integrate Major Arnold Rampersad’s Jackie Robinson is considered by many to be the definitive biography of the trailblazer’s life. 30 In Jackie Robinson: An Intimate Portrait, Rachel Robinson provides her perspective on Jackie’s life both on and off the field. 31 On the 60th anniversary of Robinson’s breaking the color barrier, Michael Long published Claudette Colvin has a story similar to one often heard about Rosa Parks, although it happened nine months prior. Jackie Robinson was born on Jan. 31, 1919, in Cairo, Georgia. A successful attempt to give a towering cultural figure his due beyond the baselines.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Before the United States Supreme Court ruled against segregation in public schools, and before Rosa Parks refused to surrender her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama, Jackie Robinson walked onto the diamond on April 15, 1947 Many things can motivate a person to attempt something no one has done before, including Rosa Parks and Jackie Robinson. This connects directly to both Rosa Parks and Jackie Robinson and their amazing ways to impact society. These individuals both show that when you face an unknown situation, it requires courage. Rosa Parks participated in the bus boycott and in several protest marches. Jackie Robinson turned the other cheek to avoid stirring up anger. Martin Luther King, Jr. and others urged Rosa Parks to continue her leadership by giving speeches and calling attention to racial prejudice in the land of the free and the home of the brave. This week we wrote about Rosa Parks and learned about Jackie Robinson. We took our learning and notes about Rosa Parks from last week and did some informational writing about Rosa Parks during our writing block.
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