Jack Roosevelt Robinson was born January 31, 1919. He was born in Cairo, Georgia and was the youngest of five children. He had a grandfather that was a slave, Jackie's dad was a sharecropper and Mallie, Jackie's mother, was a maid. His dad ran away from the family when Jackie was only an infant. Jackie fought racism in his California childhood, at collage and throughout his whole life. During his childhood at California he was always picked on at school. Kids taunted him so much and so badly that he developed a hot temper. When Jackie was growing up, whenever...
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Jackie Robinson is an important figure to future blacks because it gives African Americans confidence in themselves. Jackie Robinson led the road for other blacks to play in the Major leagues. If Jackie Robinson could get through life like he did with segregation and prejudices in the army and major leagues, anyone can.

Jackie Robinson Retired from Baseball on 1956. He was also elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962. Jackie Robinson Died October 24 1972. He died a non-happy man because he had a lot of bad experiences and bad times in his life.