Video Reactions: Critical Thinking

Instructions: Watch these two videos by the inspirational professional baseball player Jackie Robinson who was the first African-American man in the MLB. What do you think these two videos are saying not only about Jackie Robinson as a person, but his experience in an all-white professional baseball league. What were the challenges that he had to overcome? What does this say about America then and now? Are things different or are they the same in society? What does it mean to be an African-American baseball player today?

Jackie Robison Video 1

J.R. Video 2