History Of Athletes Involved In Political Activism

Jackie Robinson

Many people know Jackie Robinson broke the Major League Baseball color barrier in 1947. What some don’t is that he helped desegregate the Officer Candidate School in the U.S. Army. In 1943 before playing in the majors, Robinson was fighting for equal rights within the US military. A true trailblazer by every sense of the word, Robinson endured harassment and mistreatment to pave the way for future players.