By: Makenzie Michelle Bojorquez

Jackie became the first black American to come into a white baseball league.

Jackie Robinson became Rookie of the Year in 1947.

Jackie was named Most Valuable Player in 1949.

Jackie Robinson was traded to the New York Gaints.

Jackie retires from Major League Baseball in 1956.

After Jackie left they retired number 42 as well.

Jackie is a vocal supporter for Martin Luther King.

Jackie helped the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

Jackie was the first black to be in the Hall of Fame.

He died of a heart attack, age 53, in Stamford, Connecticut.