Across
- 1. His career helped this by giving Americans a heroic African-American sports figure to rally around.
- 3. Jackie was taken into custody for this reason; all because he refused to move his seat on a non-segregated bus.
- 6. Jackie signed a contract with the Dodgers' top minor league team: the Montreal ________.
- 7. Jackie decided to quit baseball altogether when he was traded to this team as his health was deteriorating.
- 8. This college had the most racially integrated sports teams at the time.
- 11. Jackie confronted this head on after disputing the police detention of one of his Black friends.
- 13. He viewed this sport as his weakest sport.
- 14. He was the youngest of how many children?
- 15. Jackie became the first Major League Baseball player to break this since 1880.
- 17. He played this position in 1947.
- 18. His first team: Kansas City ________.
- 19. He remained a baseball legend and was elected into this in 1962.
Down
- 2. Jackie joined these leagues in early 1945 but was frustrated with their disorganization.
- 4. Name of the General Manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers.
- 5. Jackie enlisted in the army when the U.S. entered this war.
- 9. Another sport he excelled in was?
- 10. Jackie helped the Dodgers win this in 1955.
- 12. What state was Jackie born in?
- 16. What is Jackie's middle name?