NHD 2009

For my National History Day project I have chosen Jackie Robinson. The Reason why I picked Jackie Robinson is because of his pride. Jackie Robinson was raised by his mother and siblings. His father eventually left him. Jackie was the youngest out of his brothers and sisters. Before Jackie Robinson became a famous baseball player. He endured predujice, racist,and biased comments from other non-black familes on his block. After Jackie and his family moved to California. His family was the only black family on their block. Even though Jackie and his family encountered this racist comments. It only strengthed their bond. Jackie entered the world of sports at a young age while growing up with a large family. Then you wouldn't see black baseball players in the sport today or from the past. Such as Hank Aaron, Barry Bonds, Ken Griffey jr., and Ryan Howard. There are more black baseball players. The point is that without Jackie Robinson some future baseball players or current baseball players wouldn't be who they are today without Jackie Robinson. For this week's research i will be using (http://www.jackierobinson.com/).