Jackie Robinson

Use the page being displayed on the Google Meet to figure out what happened on April 15th, 1947...

• Jackie Robinson was born in Georgia.

• Jackie Robinson played his first game in the Major Leagues.

• Jackie Robinson got a job working for the army.

• Jackie Robinson ran away from home to start a new life.

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What did Jackie Robinson use his platform to fight for?

• more playing time on the field

• equal rights

• women's rights

• segregation

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Use the page being displayed in the Google Meet to help you answer the questions: Jackie Robinson was born in Georgia but his family later moved to what state?

• North Carolina

• New York

• California

• Texas

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Use the page being displayed in the Google Meet to help you answer the question: What four sports did Jackie Robinson play in college?

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When Jackie was in the Army, he got in trouble for speaking out against _______________ on the bus.

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Why do you think Branch Rickey, Jackie's new general manager, told him he wasn't allowed to respond to mean comments from people in the stands?

• He wanted Jackie's game to do the talking.

• He knew that it would just cause more problems for Jackie.

• It could make the problem worse in the future.

• He wanted to see if Jackie could focus on the game instead of trash talk.

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