Description
Historian Joseph Dorinson and sports writer Peter Golenbock discussed Jackie Robinson’s enduring legacy. This virtual event was hosted by the Center for Brooklyn History.
Bell Ringer Assignment
- CLIP #1: What does Joseph Dorinson mean when he says Jackie Robinson "is a man for all seasons?"
- CLIP #1: How many sports did Robinson play at UCLA, and how old was he when he was able to join Major League Baseball?
- CLIP #1: What happened in 1949 when the Brooklyn Dodgers' manager Branch Rickey "removed the reins?" According to Dorinson, what did Robinson "set the stage" for?
- CLIP #2: Which athletes does Peter Golenbock include in the "pantheon of importance [and] greatness?"
- CLIP #2: What challenges does Golenbock say Jackie Robinson experienced while becoming a "star baseball player?"
- CLIP #2: How does Golenbock characterize Robinson's impact on society?
Additional Resources
Participants
Vocabulary
- Babe Ruth
- Billie Jean King
- Branch Rickey
- Brooklyn Dodgers
- Brown V. Board Of Education (1954)
- Don Newcombe
- Hubert Humphrey
- Integration
- Larry Doby
- Major League Baseball
- Most Valuable Player
- Muhammad Ali
- Pantheon
- Richard Nixon
- Rookie Of The Year
- Roy Campanella
- Supreme Court
- Title Nine