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Jackie Robinson met Rachel Isum in 1940 while she was a freshman studying Nursing at UCLA. By the spring semester of 1941, Jackie had left the campus of UCLA to take a job as the athletic director for the National Youth Administration. Within the following year, he was called to serve his country in the United States Army. Robinson applied for admission to the U.S. Officer's Candidate School along with other African American draftees. Each one was denied admission due to his race. The great Joe Louis, U.S. Heavyweight Champion, was a sergeant at Fort Riley (Kansas) at the same time Robinson was there.
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From 1942 to 1944, Jackie Robinson served as a second lieutenant in the United States Army. During his training in Texas with what would later become the first black tank unit to see combat, the 761st "Black Panthers" Tank Battalion, Robinson was ordered by a white bus driver to move to the back of the segregated bus, which he refused to do. Robinson was then arrested by MPs and transferred to the 758th Battalion by the base commander, because his white battalion commander rejected the court-martial charges against Robinson. While the commander of the 758th consented to the insubordination charges, Robinson was later acquitted by a white military jury. Shortly thereafter, he received an honorable discharge.[23] As such, Robinson never saw combat action during World War II.
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In pregame ceremonies at Game Two of the 1972 World Series in Cincinnati on October 15, Jackie Robinson was saluted on the occasion of his 25th Anniversary of breaking baseball's color barrier. From left to right behind Jackie and wife Rachel are Joe Reichler of the Commissioner's Office, Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn, daughter Sharon, son David, National League President Charles S. Feeney, Dodger President Peter O'Malley, teammate Joe Black and Monte Irvin of the Commissioner's Office.
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On April 3, 1942, Jackie Robinson was inducted into the U.S. Army during World War II. While Jackie was in training, Rachel, to whom Jackie was engaged, was equally busy as a nursing student by day and a riveter by night at Lockheed Aircraft Corporation.
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In his brilliant athletic career, Jackie Robinson achieved the status of All-American, World Champion, and Hall of Famer. After a series of extremely profitable business ventures, the Vegas native landed a spot in Black Enterprise Magazine's "Top 100 Business People" (#51), a list that includes the likes of Oprah Winfrey and Bob Johnson. Jackie was the owner of his own record label as well as a number of highly successful eating establishments, and served as a senior executive for the Aladdin Hotel Casino for eight years.
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In the spring of 1947, Robinson joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in Cuba for spring training. Several Dodgers circulated a petition to exclude Robinson. Dodger manager Leo Durocher told the protesters they could leave if they wanted. Nobody left and Robinson began "baseball's great experiment" in April 1947, becoming the first African American in the major leagues since Moses Fleetwood Walkerhad played in 1885. He set the league on fire, earning Rookie of the Year honors with a .297 batting average and a league-leading 29 stolen bases. During his ten seasons with the Dodgers, Robinson batted .311, led the team to six pennants and one World Series Championship, won the 1949 National League Most Valuable Player award, and paved the way for African American players in all professional team sports.
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