Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier that not only changed baseball, but changed the culture and society of America itself. Jackie Robinson was not only a great baseball player, he was a great man who had enormous amounts of courage and pride. He took verbal beatings whenever he traveled with the Dodgers.
Jackie Robinson's place in baseball and American history is being remembered this month, which is Black History Month. His memory will be celebrated throughout the 2007 baseball season too. Back in 1947, Branch Rickey, the general manager of the Dodgers, wanted an African- American player on his team.
