Promises to Keep: "A Civil Rights Champion"

What did the Brooklyn Dodgers announce on December 13, 1956?

• Jackie Robinson had been traded to the New York Giants.

• Jackie Robinson was retiring.

• Jackie Robinson was going to work outside of baseball.

• Jackie Robinson was moving to Florida.

Jackie wanted to retire as a _________.

• Brooklyn Dodger

• New York Giant

• New York Yankee

• Montreal Royal

What did Jackie Robinson intend to do?

• keep playing for the Dodgers

• accept the trade to the New York Giants

• retire from baseball

• move out of the country

What did Jackie Robinson do after retiring from baseball? (Choose ALL that apply.)

• worked for the government

• accepted a job with Chock Full O'Nuts

• worked for the NAACP

• helped to open the first black-run bank in New York City

What happened on July 23, 1962?

• Jackie was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

• Jackie hosted a jazz concert to raise money for the civil rights movement.

• Jackie was appointed to the Supreme Court.

• Jackie retired from baseball.

What was Jackie's biggest challenge during the 1960's?

• facing discrimination

• playing baseball

• his health

• entering politics

Where did the author go to college?

• Stanford University

• Yale University

• Howard University

• University of Arizona

What tragically happened to Jackie Robinson, Jr?

• He died in the Vietnam War.

• He died in a car accident.

• He died of a heart attack.

• He became blind.

What honor did Jackie Robinson have on October 15, 1972?

• He threw the first ceremonial pitch of the World Series.

• He celebrated the 25th anniversary of breaking the color barrier.

• He received the NAACP's Springarn Medal.

• He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

What did Jackie Robinson say was an ongoing struggle?

• equality

• segregation

• diabetes

• hope