Documentary.
Watch the documentary on Jackie Robinson, (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqizYxTxnjI)****
Then answer 4 of the following questions:
1. It is said that Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier. Discuss what is meant by this phrase. Does America today still have a color barrier?
2. How did Jackie Robinson’s off the field qualities influence Branch Rickey’s decision to sign him with the Brooklyn Dodgers? How do his teammates react?
3. What impact did Jackie Robinson have on civil rights and racial intolerance?
4 Andrew Young called Jackie Robinson a gentleman athlete. What does this phrase mean? To which athlete today could this term apply?