Part one of term paper
was born in Cairo, Georgia in 1919 to a family of sharecroppers. He went to the University of California at Los Angeles. At UCLA he showed a great deal of athletic ability. He was the first student-athlete to win varsity letters in four sports-football, basketball, baseball and track. In 1941 he left college to join the Army. He became a s ...

Part two of term paper
... he signed with the general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers. He was sent down to the minors in 1946 but called up to the Dodgers in 1947. He became the first black to play major league baseball in the 20th century. During the season he led the National league for stolen bases, 29. During the season he was spit on when sliding into a base, had balls thrown at his head, and received death threats. He also endured malicious catcalls and racial slurs shouted from the stands, along with unsigned ...