Annotate List of Work Consulted

Primary Sources
Getty Images. "Militay." 42 Facts about Jackie Robinson. Rudie Obias, 12 Apr. 2013. Web. 14
Dec. 2014. <http://mentalfloss.com/article/50059/42-facts-about-jackie-robinson>. This
is website with multiple pictures of Jackie Robinson that we used in the website as
visuals for the audience to see and have a picture of what time period and at what age
Jackie Robinson was when he became a leader of African Men and women in America
through sports. This website is a good source for images, which are primary sources, but
we can not use any of the information about Jackie Robinson because it is not a trustable
source.
History.com Staff. Jackie Robinson Breaks Barriers. History.com. A+E Networks, 2009. Web. 14
Dec. 2014. <http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/jackie-robinson>. This video is
about Jackie Robinson's hardships while he was a professional baseball player. This
primary source was used as a bridge to go from Jackie Robinson's life to the
achievements and his impact on professional American sports. It helped us to understand
the intensity that Jackie Robinson had to face because of his skin color.
"Jackie Robinson, Citizen: Civil Rights." Jackie Robinson, Citizen: Civil Rights. Ed. University
of Massachusetts. U of Massachusetts, n.d. Web. 3 Feb. 2015.
<http://www.umass.edu/pubaffs/jackie/citizencivilrights.html>. This primary source is a
website composed of many photographs of Jackie Robinson as a Civil Rights advocate.
We used several photos from this website to explain to the audience how Jackie Robinson
was an active advocate for social justice. This website helped us understand our topic

more thoroughly by giving us a perspective of how Jackie Robinson was such an active
advocate.
The Library of Congress, ed. Baseball, the Color Line, and Jackie Robinson. Lib of Con, n.d.
Web. 4 Feb. 2015. <http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/robinson/jr1957.html>.
This primary source talks about what Jackie Robinson did after he retired from baseball
after the 1956 season. This website was used to provide the script to the audience that
was from the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)
that awarded Jackie Robinson with the Spingarn Medal. This helped us understand our
topic more thoroughly by explaining what the Spingarn Medal and why Jackie Robinson
won the Spingarn Medal with the achievements he accomplished.
MCJStaff. "Jackie Robinson Foundation Giving Away Scholarships of up to $7,500." Jackie
Robinson Foundation Giving Away Scholarships of up to $7,500. Ed. MCJStaff.
Milwaukee Community Journal, n.d. Web. 4 Feb. 2015.
<http://communityjournal.net/jackie-robinson-foundation-giving-away-scholarships-ofup-to-7500/>. This primary source is a image of the logo of the Jackie Robinson
Foundation. We used this image to display to our audience what the Jackie Robinson
Foundation logo looks like.
Murphy, Robert. "Jackie Robinson." The Profit Motive Fights Unfair Discrimination.
LibertyChat, 17 Sept. 2014. Web. 14 Dec. 2014.
<http://www.libertychat.com/2014/09/profit-motive-fights-unfair-discrimination/>. This
is a photograph of Jackie Robinson wearing his baseball jersey. We used this picture as
support for the biography part of our website. It is a primary source, but we can not trust

the website or any of the other information about Jackie Robinson because the site is
chatting site where anyone can post and alter details.
Nixon, Richard M. Letter to Jackie Robinson. 4 Nov. 1960. TS. National Archives. This a draft
of a letter from Richard M. Nixon to Jackie Robinson asking for his support from
Robinson for the 1960 election. Robinson did end up siding with Nixon, he endorsed
Nixon to help him gain followers and votes. We used this primary source as proof about
Jackie Robinsons influence on the election of the time and how people wanted him and
followed him. It helps us understand how even the presidents were influenced by this
leader and wanted his support in hopes of increasing their votes.
The Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. and Jackie Robinson. SB Nation. SB Nation, n.d. Web. 14
Dec. 2014. <http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2013/4/15/4225534/jackie-robinson-richardnixon-42-movie-civil-rights>. This primary source is about Martin Luther King talking to
Jackie Robinson. This website helped us understand our topic by explaining why Martin
Luther King got arrested and how Jackie Robinson tried to beg Nixon to free him, but
Nixon didn't do a thing. After Martin Luther King was released from prison, his father
said he would vote for Kennedy instead of Nixon for president. This website was used to
explain to the audience how Jackie Robinson was also a political activist, not just a
baseball player.
Robinson, Jackie. "Civil Rights Advocate." Telegram to Frederick Morrow. 13 Aug. 1957. TS.
Telegram Jackie Robinson to E. Frederick Morrow. National Archives. This is a letter
from Jackie Robinson to Presidential assistant E. Frederick Morrow, it is a primary
source. We used it to show Jackie Robinsons view on segregation we said, even though
there was a bill that was going to help his case, he still wanted to have a better bill drafted

and was urging President Eisenhower to veto the bill. That is exactly what the telegram is
about, Robinson asking President Eisenhower to veto the bill.
- - -. Letter to Dwight D. Eisenhower. N.d. TS. This primary source is a letter from Jackie
Robinson to President Eisenhower regarding Eisenhower's comment about how African
Americans need to have patience. Jackie Robinson argues that they having been waiting
for centuries and they still are being mistreated because of the color of their skin. We
used this letter as evidence for the issue about segregation and how it was dealt with at
the time. This letter helped us understand the view of Jackie Robinson on segregation.
Taylor, Brett. "Jackie Robinson: 42." Jackie Robinson: 42. Bleachernation, n.d. Web. 3 Feb.
2015. <http://www.bleachernation.com/2012/09/25/the-trailer-for-42-upcoming-jackierobinson-movie/jackie-robinson-42/>. This primary source is a photo of about Jackie
Robinson running to home base. We used this source by displaying Jackie Robinson's
famous number "42" to the audience.

Secondary Sources
A&E Television Networks. "Jackie Robinson Biography." Jackie Robinson Biography. N.p., n.d.
Web. 14 Dec. 2014. <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F
%2Fwww.biography.com%2Fpeople%2Fjackie-robinson-9460813%23breaking-thecolor-barrier&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNGj0cGzyxfwptdqpmUK9dhdro5N9Q>. This
primary source is a website the explains Jackie Robinson's voice on African-American
athletes. This website was used to explain to our audience how Jackie Robinson wasn't
just an African American playing baseball, but also an activist in the Civil Rights and
against discrimination. This website helped us understand how Jackie Robinson dealt

with racial insults towards him while playing baseball and how his voice was an impact
in the Civil Rights.
"Biography." Jackie Robinson - The Official Website. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Dec. 2014.
<http://www.jackierobinson.com/about/bio.html>. This website is a secondary with many
photographs that were used in the creation of our website. It is a biography about Jackie
Robinson, it tells us about his life as a child and his achievements as a professional
baseball player. It was used by us as background information about his life and we used
some of the pictures from the website.
Cogapp. "Branch Rickey." Hall of Famers. National Baseball Hall of Fame, n.d. Web. 4 Feb.
2015. <http://baseballhall.org/hof/rickey-branch>. This secondary source is about Branch
Rickey, the person who brought Jackie Robinson into the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. We
used this source to explain to the audience how Branch Rickey was also an influential
person in Jackie Robinson's career. This source helped us understand our topic more
thoroughly by explaining who and what Branch Rickey has done in his life and how he
influenced Jackie Robinson.
Glanville, Doug. "Jackie Robinson's Everlasting Legacy." Jackie Robinson's Everlasting Legacy.
Ed. Doug Glanville. ESPN, 15 Apr. 2012. Web. 14 Dec. 2014.
<http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/7812986/jackie-robinson-everlasting-legacy>. This
secondary source is about Jackie Robinson's career in baseball and how well of an athlete
he was in the sport. We used this website to explain to our audience that Jackie Robinson
demanded equality and how he wrote letters to stress equality among everyone. This
website helped us understand our topic by explaining what an athlete and activist Jackie

Robinson was. People saw Jackie Robinson as an athlete, but he is more than an athlete,
he is a activist who stressed equality for all, regardless of skin color or background.
History.com Staff. "Jackie Robinson." History.com. A+E Networks, 2009. Web. 14 Dec. 2014.
<http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/jackie-robinson>. This secondary source is
about Jackie Robinson's athletic and political life. As Jackie Robinson enhanced in
baseball, he also became an activist who stressed equality for all people. This website
was used to explain to the audience how Jackie Robinson stressed equality and was used
as background information. This website helped us understand our topic by providing us
background information about Jackie Robinson being an activist.
The Jackie Robinson Foundation. "About Jackie Robinson." The Jackie Robinson Foundation.
Ed. The Jackie Robinson Foundation. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Dec. 2014.
<http://www.jackierobinson.org/about/jackie.php>. This secondary source is a website
about Jackie Robinson's life. We used this website as background information to explain
to our audience Jackie Robinson's achievements and hardships, and also contained
pictures about his life. This website helped us understand our topic by providing us with
background information about Jackie Robinson.
"Jackie Robinson Quotes." Jackie Robinson Quotes. Ed. Peter Bellenson. Grand Slams and
Fumbles, n.d. Web. 2 Feb. 2015. <http://www.baseballalmanac.com/quotes/quojckr.shtml>. This secondary source is made up of several quotes
that we added onto our website. These quotes helped us better understand our topic by
showing Jackie Robinson's personal view.
"Robinson's Fight for Freedom with the NAACP." Robinson's Fight for Freedom with the
NAACP. N.p., n.d. Web. 4 Feb. 2015.

<http://www.learntoquestion.com/seevak/groups/2000/sites/Robinson/NEWVERSION/ro
bNAACP.html>. This secondary source is about Jackie Robinson and how he fought for
freedom with the NAACP. We used this website to explain to our audience what Jackie
Robinson did with the NAACP to fight against social inequality. This source helped us
understand our topic more thoroughly by explaining us how, what, and when Jackie
Robinson became such an active advocate with the NAACP.
Schwartz, Larry. "Jackie Changed Face of Sports." Jackie changed face of sports. Ed. Larry
Schwartz. ESPN, n.d. Web. 14 Dec. 2014.
<https://espn.go.com/sportscentury/features/00016431.html>. This secondary source is
about Jackie Robinson's baseball career while facing racist insults towards him. This
website talks about how Robinson dealt with racism and how profound he is as an athlete
and as an activist. This website was used to explain how Jackie Robinson dealt with
racism and how he managed to move on and still play baseball. This website helped us
understand our topic by elaborating about Jackie Robinson's outstanding baseball career
and what he did after he retired from baseball.