AFRICAN AMERICAN HERO 1919-1972

JACKIE ROOSEVELT ROBINSON WAS BORN IN CAIRO,GEORGIA A FITH CHILD.

1939 JACKIE ENROLLS AT UCLA AND BECOMES A FOOTBALL PLAYER

1946 JACKIE MARRIED RACHEL ISUM

1947 JACKIE BROKE BASEBALLS COLOR BARRIER AND JOINED THE DODGERS

1949 JACKIE'S FIRST YEAR IN BASEBALL HE RECEIVED AN MVP AWARD.

JACKIE HELPED THE BROOKLYN DODGERS WIN THE CHAMPIONSHIP

JACKIE RECEIVED ROOKIE OF THE YEAR IN 1947

JACKIE WAS TRADED FROM THE DODGERS TO THE GIANTS AND DECIDES TO RETIRE

JACKIE WAS PICKED TO BE IN THE HALL OF FAME IN 1962

OCTOBER 24,1972 HE DIED OF A HEART ATTACK AT STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT AGE 53

HANNAH IRELAND