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Jackie Robinson was born on January 31, 1919 in Cairo, Georgia. ... These events were Jackie’s first encounter with racial prejudice. ...
When Jackie was a little bit older, him and thirteen other boys from the area formed what they called the “Pepper Street Gang”. ... As Jackie entered high school he excelled at every team sport he tried out for from football to baseball and basketball to track. ...
In 1945, at the beginning of World War II, Jackie was drafted by the United States Army. ... Jackie refused. The case went to trial and Jackie was found innocent, but he was disillusioned he applied for his release from service. In 1944 Jackie Robinson received an honorable discharge. After his release the only job he could find was as a janitor, but Jackie heard about a Negro Baseball League and a team called the Kansas City Monarchs.
Approximate Word count = 593
Approximate Pages = 2.4
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