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All-Star Baseball Player, Jackie Robinson.

Born on January 31, 1919, in Cairo, Georgia, Alice Coachman made history by becoming the first African American woman to win a gold medal in track and field at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. Her incredible achievement broke down barriers for future generations of African American athletes. On the same day, Jack Roosevelt Robinson was also born. He broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball when he debuted with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. Robinson’s courage and determination opened doors for other black athletes to compete at the highest level, inspiring future generations.

Jackie Robinson was a talented athlete who served in the US Army during World War II and played professional baseball in the Negro Leagues before being signed by the Dodgers. Despite facing racism and discrimination, he succeeded as a six-time All-Star, National League MVP in 1949, and World Series champion in 1955. Robinson was a vocal advocate for civil rights and social justice. His courageous efforts in breaking the color line in baseball and his impact on society are still felt today.

His parents were sharecroppers. They worked part of the landowner’s property in return for a portion of the crops. Sharecropping was a hard life with little…