TRANSCENDENTALISM

WHAT IS TRANSCENDENTALISM?

• It's an idealistic philosophical and/or social movement.
• It taught that divinity pervades all nature and humanity.

WHATS CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE?

• It's the active, professed refusal to obey a certain law.
• Civil disobedience is the active, public, conscientious breach of the law to bring about a change in law or public policy.

BRANCH RICKEY AND HIS PROMISE TO JACKIE ROBINSON

• "You were brought here, Jackie, to play for the Brooklyn organization. Perhaps on Montreal to start with."
• "The opposition would shout insults, come in spikes first, throw at your head."
• "Mr. Rickey,' Robinson said, 'they've been throwing at my head for a long time."
• "Mr. Rickey,' he murmured, 'do you want a ballplayer who's afraid to fight back?"
• "I want a ballplayer with guts enough not to fight back!' Rickey exclaimed almost savagely."

WHY IS THIS CONSIDERED CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE?

• At the time this was very much against the law.
• African Americans had their own league"Negro League."
• Branch Rickey was making a very risky decision asking Jackie Robinson to join the white league also known as the MLB.
• There was basically segregation in Pro Baseball.

THREATS TO JACKIE

JACKIE ROBINSON QUOTES

• “But if Mr. Rickey hadn't signed me, I wouldn't have played another year in the black league. It was too difficult.
• “The right of every American to first-class citizenship is the most important issue of our time.”