If I had a chance of meeting a historical figure it would be Jackie Robinson!
Jack Roosevelt Robinson (January 31, 1919 – October 24, 1972) was an American professional baseball player who was the first African American to play in Major League Baseball (MLB) in the modern era. Robinson broke the color line when he started at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947. The Dodgers signing Robinson heralded the end of racial segregation in professional baseball, which had relegated black players to the Negro leagues since the 1880s.
He would later become the first African American named a vice president at a fortune 500 company; serve as an advisor to politicians; start a bank and a housing development company; and, was a key figure in advancing equal opportunity and first-class citizenship for all Americans during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 60s. Hailed a “..freedom rider before freedom rides,” Robinson’s name has become synonymous with breaking barriers.
With my last name being Robinson, I’ve always felt a connection between us even if it was completely made up in my head! I’ve always thought it would be best to mirror my life like Mr. Robinson! I will continue to work on building my life and family like Mr. Robinson did while he was alive and not allowing anything to stand in his way of something he worked his life building.
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