NHD 2009 (annotations)

1.) Howard, Patrick "JackieRobinson" May 15, 2003.

2.) In 1919 Jackie Roosevelt Washington was born in Cairo, Georgia. Jackie along with his brothers and sisters was raised single-handedly by his mother. With Jackie growing up in a large single-parent family, Jackie excelled early at all sports and learned to make his own way in life. In 1947, Jackie Robinson, broke Major League Baseball's color barrier. Major League Baseball has not had an African-American player since 1889, when baseball became segregated. The first time Jackie put on a Brooklyn Dodger uniform, he pioneered the integration of professional athletics in America. With Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier in America's Pasttime he courageously challenged the deeply rooted custom of racial segregation in both the North and the South.

3a.) This article was helpful for me because now I have a better understanding of Jackie Robinson..

3b.) This to me is a primary force because of the information they give which is basic outline.

3c.) The intended audience is African Americans, to show that we all equal and no is different in anyway.

3d.) The background of the author is african american.