urging the removal of all federal troops and the instatement of the nine black students who were not allowed in. In 1961, he wrote a letter to President Kennedy explaining that the Civil Rights Movement was doing ok, but could be doing much better and urged for more action.# “Civil rights is not by any means the only issue that concerns me--nor, I think any other Negro. As Americans, we have as much at stake in this country as anyone else. But since effective participation in a democracy is based upon enjoyment of basic freedoms that everyone else takes for granted, we need make no apologies for being especially interested in catching up on civil rights.”# As one can see, issues off the field were much more important than issues on the field, issues like the Civil Rights Movement were first priority for Jackie Robinson.Although Jackie’s baseball career had come to an end in 1956, the end of Jackie Robinson did not go with it. He had an amazingly successful 10 year career compiling a .311 lifetime batting average, playing in six World Series, and stealing home 19 times.# His stats on the field he were magnificent. But, his stats off the field practically made him a God. Now he would decide to fully concentrate on the Civil Rights Movement and equality for all Negroes. “I won't 'have it made' until the most underprivileged Negro in Mississippi can live in equal dignity with anyone else in America.”# Robinson, in 1956, became active in the NAACP and was an extremely important member of their program. He spoke at conferences and rallies, committing a large amount of his time to the cause. In 1956, he received the Spingarn Medal for meritorious service to black America.# He also served as chairman of the Freedom Fund Drive which raised millions of dollars for black programs like the NAACP and others. In 1963 he teamed up with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to protest wrongful actions against Negroes in Birm...
