Biography jackie robinson

When Was Jackie Robinson Born?

Jackie Robinson was born on January 31, , in Cairo, Georgia, to a family of sharecroppers. He was the youngest of five children.

After his father abandoned the family in , they moved to Pasadena, California, where his mother, Mallie, worked a series of odd jobs to support herself and her children.

Though Pasadena was a fairly affluent suburb of Los Angeles at the time, the Robinsons were poor, and Jackie and his friends in the city’s small Black community were often excluded from recreational activities.

That began to change when Jackie enrolled at John Muir High School in His older brother Mack, a silver medalist in track and field at the Olympics in Berlin, inspired him to pursue his interest in athletics, and the younger Robinson ultimately earned varsity letters in baseball, basketball, football and track while at Muir.

After graduating high school, Jackie attended Pasadena Junior College for two years, where he continued to have success in all