CHAPTER 5
Keep Your Cool When the Ball Comes at You
When World War II ended in 1945, Major League Baseball was still segregated along racial lines. Professional baseball players of African American descent played in a separate league from white players. In 1947, Branch Rickey, general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, made a bold move to change that fact. Rickey brought Jackie Robinson to the Dodgers, and Robinson became the first African American to play on a Major League Baseball team.
The story of integrating Major League Baseball is a complex one that has many layers, but there’s no denying that a crucial part of the story is centered on one man: Jackie Robinson. Robinson was an excellent ballplayer—his career stats bear that out—but Rickey ...
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