“Jack Roosevelt Robinson was born in Cairo, Georgia in 1919 to a family of sharecroppers. His mother, Mallie Robinson, single-handedly raised Jackie and her four other children. They were the only black family on their block, and the prejudice they encountered only strengthened their bond.” (1) Little did Jackie or his family know what impact he would have not only in baseball but on his race and America. This would be the beginning of the man who would completely break the color barrier that had segregated the sport for over 50 years.