"The Noble Experiment"
A Jackie Robinson Scavenger Hunt
By
Teresa Phillips
This page was based on a WebQuest by Donna Glandorf.
Click on the links to answer the questions.
Sites about Treatment of African Americans in the 1940's
1. What was the Jim Crow law regarding amateur baseball? Scroll down this page to find "Amateur Baseball."
2. Why do you think this law about baseball was made?
3. Why was Rosa Parks arrested?
4. What team recruited Jackie Robinson into the major leagues?
5. What did Robinson anticipate that some pitchers would do?
6. How did Robinson perform after some people treated him badly?
7. What effect did Robinson have on some hotels and restaurants?
8. According to the article, what was life like in 1947?
9. According to the article, why was it hard for Jackie Robinson to turn the other cheek and suffer silently?
10. What was the reason some people thought that Branch Rickey recruited Jackie Robinson?
11. What was the real reason why Branch Rickey recruited Jackie Robinson?
Application
Choose ONE of the following activities:
A. Pretend that you are Jackie Robinson. It is the year 1965. Write a letter to Branch Rickey.
B. Pretend that you are Branch Rickey. It is the year 1965. Write a letter to Jackie Robinson.
You have learned much about an interesting and troubled time of our history. You now know more about a brave African American in our history, Jackie Robinson. Perhaps you have even learned what it is to have tolerance and patience with people who are different from you in some way, and that different is not bad.
Resources:
http://www.nps.gov/archive/malu/documents/jim_crow_laws.htm
http://englischlehrer.de/usa/rosaparks.php
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/stories_events_jackie.html
http://www.time.com/time/time100/heroes/profile/robinson01.html
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/robinson/jr1860s.html
http://www.sportingnews.com/archives/jackie/index.html
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/robinson/
http://espn.go.com/sportscentury/features/00016431.html
http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/hofers/detail.jsp?playerId=121181
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/robinson/davis.html
http://www.baseballlibrary.com/ballplayers/player.php?name=Branch_Rickey_1881
http://fcit.usf.edu/florida/lessons/cvl_rts/cvl_rts1.pdf