In 1947 Jackie Robinson was signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers and was the first black to do so. Before that there were separate leagues. Segregation was a big issue and Jackie made it even bigger by calling for it to stop and letting every one have a chance to show their talent. He led the path for a less difficult life for blacks, but that path had hate, misery, and pain as obstacles and only a …showed first 75 words of 1100 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1100 total…too strong and to brave to give up his dream to be a pro baseball player. Bibliography Working Bibliography Rowan, Charles. Wait till Next Year. New York: Random House, 1960. Dorinson, Joseph. Jackie Robinson: Race, Sports, and the American Dream. New York: M.E. Sharpe, 1998. Falkner, David. Great Time Coming. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1995. Weidhorn, Manfred. Jackie Robinson. New York: Macmillan, 1993. Shapiro, Milton J. Jackie Robinson of the Brooklyn Dodgers. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1973.