When did Jackie Robinson join Brooklyn Dodgers?

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Answer 1

Add a bit of factual history to your homework assignment.
This will help you add some context on how, and why what Jackie Robinson was able to do was such large historical event that helped right some past wrongs.

At the same time, a "gentlemen's agreement" was struck between the clubs which endeavored to bar non-white players from professional baseball, a bar which was in existence until 1947. It is a common misconception that Jackie Robinson was the first African-American major-league ballplayer; he was actually only the first after a long gap. Moses Fleetwood Walker and his brother Welday Walker were unceremoniously dropped from major and minor-league rosters in the 1880s, as were other African-Americans in baseball. An unknown number of African-Americans played in the major leagues as Indians, or South or Central Americans. And a still larger number played in the minor leagues and on amateur teams as well. In the majors, however, it was not until Robinson (in the National League) and Larry Doby (in the American League) emergence that baseball would begin to remove its color bar.

Answer 2

Jackie joined the ***** League Kansas City Monarchs in 1944. A year later Branch Rickey, general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, sent scouts to see Jackie play. He offered Jackie a spot to play for the Montreal Royals, a Dodgers farm team in Canada. If Jackie could break through the color barrier in Canada, then he would have the chance to move up to the Brooklyn Dodgers. Jackie led the Royals to a pennant and a victory in the Little World Series. His success and appeal to the fans opened the door for him to join the Brooklyn Dodgers. He played first base for the Dodgers on opening day on April 15, 1947.

Answer 3

He became part of the Dodgers' organization in 1946 playing for their farm team in Montreal. He was called up to the majors and played for the Dodgers' team in 1947.