Jackie Robinson, from early in his life, was known for his great athletic achievements, but his athletic achievements only contributed to the larger goal of racial equality . Robinson attended Pasadena Junior College, where he often got in trouble for not cooperating with Jim Crow laws, which enforced segregation between African Americans and whites. He also attended UCLA College where he met his future wife, but he was unable to complete his studies due to financial difficulties. When he entered the army, he faced discrimination from other soldiers; this discrimination he faced showed him that sports was his true calling, not the military. He seemed destined for a career aimed at bringing African Americans and whites together. Jackie Robinson played baseball at a time when there was some segregation, a time where there were white leagues and African-American leagues and the two didn't mix. As a civil rights activist, Robinson broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball, opening the sport to African Americans. Jack Roosevelt Robinson was born in Cairo, Georgia, in 1919. His middle name is Roosevelt, named after President Teddy Roosevelt who spoke out against racism until his calls were silenced by white supremacy groups. Jackie was born into a family of sharecroppers. Her parents, Mallie and Jerry, were in an unequal marriage. They had four children before the marriage ended. From then on, Mallie raised all the children on her own. They happened to be one of the only African American families in their area and faced tremendous discrimination. A year later, Jackie Robinson and his family moved to Pasadena, California, with a group of emigrants. There they lived in a small three-room apartment with the entire group of emigrants...... middle of paper ......at his officer school and completed as a second lieutenant. After leaving the military, he began his baseball career with the Brooklyn Dodgers, where his fight to break the color barrier began. Branch Rickey, the general manager, and Jackie Robinson had the same idea of ​​allowing those with skills, regardless of color, to enter the MLB. After retiring from sports, Robinson did not let his career of fighting for equality stop. He wrote letters to new presidential candidates and incumbent leaders to help the civil rights movement gain momentum. Robinson made sure his opinion was well known. He also created the Jackie Robinson Foundation to help underprivileged students of color. Yet Robinson will always be remembered as the first African American to play major league baseball and to be a conservative despite the racism and disadvantages he faced..