Memoir Reading Blog 2

The memoir that I have chosen to read is on the career and life of Jackie Robinson. Before the great African-American players such as, Barry Bonds, Hank Aaron, and Reggie Jackson, came into the league, Jackie was the first of his race to be allowed to play professional baseball. Jackie Robinson broke the race barrier in the MLB in 1947 when he became the first African-American professional baseball player. This allowed other great African-Americans to do the same and fulfill their dreams of being baseball players. This memoir focuses on his career and how he came to be able to do the things he did as a professional athlete. Jackie describes his early trials of battling Jim Crow laws and how he had to battle to get the career opportunity that he did. Most of the memoir is focused on his playing career and the great things he did. Without Jackie Robinson, who knows if the MLB would be different today.