Throughout history many different minority groups have been discriminated against. Although some of these minority groups are hated many members of these groups continue to make positive contributions to American society that help shape our country. One of these individuals is Jackie Robinson. His influence on the game of baseball has set standards for all of baseball fans to admire. The message he made Americans realize is that Blacks are just as capable of doing …showed first 75 words of 1858 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1858 total…would just sit down and think about why they hate a certain race or religious group they would realize that there is no point, life is to short to spend hating people. WORKS CITED John M Rosenburg, The Story of baseball, Random House, New York 120,121. Current Biography 1947, The H.W. Wilson Company Chadwick, Alex. Illistrated History Of Baseball. London England: Bison Group,1988 pp77 78 84 87 “Segregation in the United States,” Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia. c 1993-1997 Microsoft Corporation