Bring history home and meet some of the world's greatest game
changers! get inspired by the true story of the player who broke the
color barrier in Major League Baseball. This biography series is for
kids who loved Who Was? and are ready for the next level.
When Jackie Robinson stepped up to the plate for the Brooklyn Dodgers on
April 15, 1947, everything changed. He was the first black man to play
in a major-league baseball game in the twentieth century! His brave act
opened the door for more black players to achieve their own big-league
dreams. But how did Jackie break baseball's color barrier? Whether
excelling at every sport he tried as a youngster or standing up for his
civil rights as a soldier in the US Army, Jackie always focused on his
goals. Find out how this boy who loved baseball became one of history's
greatest trailblazers!
Trailblazers is a biography series that celebrates the lives of amazing
pioneers, past and present, from all over the world. Get inspired by
more Trailblazers: Neil Armstrong, Jackie Robinson, Jane Goodall,
Harriet Tubman, Albert Einstein, Beyoncé, and Simone Biles. What kind
of trail will you blaze?