Jackie Robinson: I Never Had It Made

Jackie Robinson was the first...

• black man to play in major league baseball

• black man to play in the major league world series

• black man to play in the national basketball association

• black man to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers

"I Never Had it Made" is a....

• biography

• autobiography

The "unwritten law" in major league baseball according to Jackie Robinson was...

• letting a black man play in the major leagues

• cheating during a baseball game

• playing too many games during a baseball season

• making baseball teams lose money

"to be used to prove that a sport can't be called national if blacks are barred from it." Here "barred" means...

• clever or wily, especially in decision making

• prejudice against a group of people or treating a group with hate or intolerance

• an effort by many people to change things by protesting against authority.

• prevented someone from doing something.

"...he was also a shrewd businessman." Here "shrewd" means...

• clever or wily, especially in decision making

• prejudice against a group of people or treating a group with hate or intolerance

• an effort by many people to change things by protesting against authority.

• prevented someone from doing something.

"Mr. Rickey had put down rebellion..." Here "rebellion" means...

• clever or wily, especially in decision making

• prejudice against a group of people or treating a group with hate or intolerance

• an effort by many people to change things by protesting against authority.

• prevented someone from doing something.

"by bigoted fans screaming 'n------. " Here "bigoted" means...

• clever or wily, especially in decision making

• prejudice against a group of people or treating a group with hate or intolerance

• an effort by many people to change things by protesting against authority.

• prevented someone from doing something.

Who ultimately inspired Jackin Robinson the most?

• Mr. Branch Rickey

• Rachel

• children

• his teammates

According to Jackie Robinson, why did his teammates change and ultimately accept him?

• He thinks they only accepted him because he made the team more likely to win.

• He thinks some of them cared about him, and eventually saw him as a friend.

• He thinks they only accepted him because I could help fill their wallets.

Which of the following statements would Jackie Robinson

most likely agree with when talking about race/racism in the United States?

• There is no possible solution to America’s racial divisions.

• The country’s racial problems are caused by the divide between the rich and poor.

• Young people are generally less prejudiced than their parents and grandparents.

• America in the late 1940s wasn’t ready for racial integration in professional baseball.