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Jackie Robinson
19,200 words, approx. 64 pages
A complete lesson plan by Saddleback Educational Publishing. For Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12. This lesson plan is sold separately and is not included with any subscription or study pack.
Jackie Robinson Graphic Biography
9,600 words, approx. 32 pages
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Jackie Robinson Teacher's Resource Guide
4,500 words, approx. 15 pages
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Biography

Name: Jack Roosevelt Robinson
Birth Date: 1919
Death Date: 1972
Nationality: American
Ethnicity: African American
Gender: Male
Occupations: baseball player

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Biography of Jack Roosevelt Robinson
387 words, approx. 1 pages
Jack Roosevelt Robinson (1919-1972) was the first African American of the 20th century to play major league baseball. Jackie Robinson was born on January 31, 1919, in Cairo, Georgia, the son of a sharecropper. After his father deserted his mother, the...


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Jackie Robinson Quotes
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Jack Roosevelt Robinson (January 31, 1919 - October 24, 1972) became the first African American Major League Baseball player of the modern era in 1947. Unsourced A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives. Quoted on Jackie...


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Robinson, Jackie (1919-1972) Summary
1,553 words, approx. 5 pages
When Jackie Robinson broke Major League Baseball's color barrier in 1947, he was both hailed as a hero and vilified as a traitor. So much attention was paid to the color of his skin that it took the public a little while to realize the scope of...
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Jackie Robinson Information
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Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson (January 31, 1919 – October 24, 1972) became the first African-American major league baseball player of the modern era in 1947.[1] While not the first African American professional baseball player in United States...


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The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
Jackie Robinson Day
04/15/1997: 499 words, approx. 2 pages
The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 04-15-1997 JACKIE ROBINSON DAY -- HIS LEGACY GOES FAR BEYOND BASEBALL Date: 04-15-1997, Tuesday Section: OPINION Edition: All Editions -- 5 Star, 4 Star, 3 Star, 2 Star, 1 Star JACKIE ROBINSON broke the color line in...
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The Washington Post
Celebrating Jackie Robinson
04/18/2004: 697 words, approx. 2 pages
Mahlon Duckett remembers being a bit worried when Jackie Robinson left the Negro Leagues to join the Brooklyn Dodgers' organization. "At first, I was a little leery because he wasn't the best ballplayer in the league in 1945," the former Philadelphia Stars player...
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Dodgers celebrate Jackie Robinson day
4/16/2007: 1,052 words, approx. 4 pages
No. 42 was everywhere for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Scampering around the bases, knocking hits to all fields, and coming away with an easy victory. The Dodgers did all they could to honor Jackie Robinson on the 60th anniversary of his major league debut _...
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MLB celebrates Jackie Robinson's debut
4/16/2007: 991 words, approx. 3 pages
The Dodgers solemnly lined up along the third-base line, each and every one wearing No. 42. Jackie Robinson broke major league baseball's color barrier on April 15, 1947, with the Brooklyn Dodgers, and the sport celebrated the 60th anniversary of his debut throughout the country...
 


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The Man Who Changed the Color of Baseball
1,443 words, approx. 5 pages
Provides a brief biography of American baseball player Jackie Robinson. Examines his impact on the racial barrier in major league baseball.


Jackie Robinson Study Pack

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