The 60th Anniversary of an American Hero

By Nyyankees0815, Section MLB
Posted on Mon Apr 23 2007 at 9:20 AM EST
More on: Jackie Robinson, MLB, Dodgers (all tags)

He was a black man, living in a white world. A time when the sky was blue, the grass was green, and everything else was white. He had to witness things during that time when racism was at its peak and stirring out of control. Everyday he had to listen to racial slurs being thrown at him, not being able to go to certain places because of his skin color, death threats, you name it the list goes on and on.There was one thing that this man wanted more than anything in life and would not stop until he achieved that dream. That dream was; acceptance. April 15, 2007 marked the 60th anniversary of the day Jackie Robinson broke not only baseball's color barrier, but this country's. He not only changed the way we look at sports, he changed the way we look at life.

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