Annotated Bibliography

Primary Source

"The Bravest Man in Baseball." Scholastic News -- Edition 2, vol. 71, no. 5, Feb. 2015, pp. 1-4.

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This source is about about Jackie Robinson being brave. Jackie never let the

yelling at the game stop him, it just made him work harder. Jackie soon became

friends with some of his white friends. Peoples minds started changing and

thinking that he deserved to play for the dodgers.This source will help me

because there is explanation on how he started to talking and becoming friends

with the white people.

Henninger, Thom. "The Quiet Dignity of Jackie Robinson." Baseball Digest, vol. 76, no. 3,

May/Jun2017, p. 52. EBSCOhost,

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This source explains how Jackie Robinson wasn't very emotional toward the

racist slurs that were thrown at him. Jackie never shared or discussed the stress

he was going through. At times he would eat very little and would also go to

sleep very late. This source would further help on my project because it explain

the emotion he had to faced through.

Kenny, Jack. "Jackie Robinson: Rebel with a Cause." New American (08856540), vol. 29, no.

9, 06 May 2013, pp. 33-38. EBSCOhost,

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Jackie Robinson was an outstanding athlete at UCLA and lettering in four sports

baseball, football, basketball , and track. He was Jackie Robinson left before his
 senior year. It was not like other star athletes signing multi-million contract with a

major league baseball franchise. “It seemed very necessary for me to relieve

some of my mother’s financial burdens,” he wrote. This source will help me

because it will further explain why he left his senior at college and his

achievements.

Rollins, Jimmy. "A Special Day to Be a Dodger." Sports Illustrated, vol. 122, no. 16, 20 Apr.

2015, p. 128. EBSCOhost,

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This source is about why its a great for playing with the dodgers. On every April

15 the whole major baseball league teams wears the number 42. This is day to

remember for everyone and Jimmy Rollins said "it was special to be a black

player on the Dodgers. I was even a little envious of those guys, especially on

Jackie Robinson Day." This was a day to bring back the civil rights era. This

source will help me because it will show how powerful Jackie Robinson fight was

between the whites and how every respects and acknowledges him.

Secondary Sources

Butler, Alex. "Jackie Robinson: Philadelphia Apologizes for Racism." UPI Sports, 31 Mar.

2016. EBSCOhost,

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This source explains why Philadelphia was the worst city he had visited.

Robinson was denied at the hotel room his team stayed at. Their fans also sent

vulgar threats and racist chants. The city council of Philadelphia resolved it by

recognizing him on April 15 on his lifetime achievements. This source will help
 me because I can show on my project day the city who hated Jackie the most

and how they resolved it.

Finkelman, Paul. "Jackie Robinson." Salem Press Biographical Encyclopedia, 2016.

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This piece is about Jackie Robinson working after baseball and fading away from

public life. Jackie accepted a job in a New York restaurant chain. He continued to

work actively in his civil right cause. Jackie did not want to lose the battle of

racism. This piece will help on my project because i could go back and see that

he still fought for his civil rights after baseball.

Pederson, Charles E. Jackie Robinson : Baseball Great & Civil Right Activist. Abdo

Publishing, 2009. Essential Lives.

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This is about Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier in professional baseball.

I discovered that Jackie played in a separate professional baseball league which

was only for the African american. Having a book to resource is great because it

gives his lifetime sorry of what he had to go through.This helped my research

more because I can find more about segregation in the professional baseball

league.

Robinson, Rachel. "Jackie Robinson." Essence (Essence), vol. 27, no. 7, Nov. 1996, p. 52.

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This piece of text was about Jackie Robinson setting new movements.

Jackie shared as chairman in the NAACP from 1957 to 1964. Later he helped

establish the only African American owned and operated commercial bank in
 New York state. This will help me on my project because i could explain

the]at Jackie set other movements besides just in baseball.

Smolensky, Ira. "Robinson Breaks the Color Line in Major-League Baseball." Salem Press

Encyclopedia, January. EBSCOhost,

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This website provided us the process of Jackie Robinson entering the Major

League. Branch Rickey took a chance on signing Robinson and trading players

for him. Jackie play played secured and it was up to him to succeed in the big

league. This source will help me create this project because it gives me a insight

on chance he was given to play baseball and showed how racial justice is a

ongoing struggle.

Witherbee, Amy. "Jackie Robinson." ["Jackie Robinson"]. Jackie Robinson, 8/1/

2017, pp. 1-2. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/

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This piece of text gave me a insight on Jackie Robinson getting drafted into the

army. Jackie being drafted after Pearl Harbor being hit . There was still racial

segregation with Africans in all black battalions and red cross meaning mixed

black and white. This source would help me on my project because it gives me a

overview on what he did before entering the league.