49+ Jackie Robinson Quotes On Racism. I knew i was kind of an . Thinking quotes · i don't think that i or any other negro, as . Major league baseball opens today, and few are likely to give race a thought. It's not easy to be a martyr in the field of race relations. Plenty of times i wanted to haul off when somebody insulted me for the color of my skin, but i had to hold to myself. Jackie robinson was the first african american player in major league baseball. Come on, take a shower with me, jackie. I want a player who's got the guts not to fight back. It's time, time we had a victory over racism at home. He thought that if robinson were to react to the racism he would receive, that that would be a major setback for segregated teams.
