Jackie Robinson Essay Contest under way
Published 2:07 pm Thursday, January 29, 2015
- Jackie Robinson, the first African American baseball player to be signed by a major league club goes through some infield practice on March 4, 1946 after reporting to the Montreal Royals of the International League in Sanford, Fla.
The 14th annual Jackie Robinson Essay Contest for all area sixth graders starts Friday, the baseball legend’s birthday.
Robinson, born iin Grady County in 1919, broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier when he debuted with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. The essay contest is designed to commemorate his legacy as a civil rights pioneer.
The first-place winner will receive $100. Second- and third-place prizes are Robinson memorabilia and a Robinson legacy T-shirt, respectively.
Typed essays entitled “How has the life of Jackie Robinson made an impact in your life” must contain 300 words or fewer. Entrants must include their name, address, phone number, school and a parent/guardian’s name.
Mail essays by Feb. 28 to The Jackie Robinson Cairo Memorial Institute Inc., P.O. Box 541, Cairo, Ga. 39828.
For more information, call Dr. Linda Walden at 229-377-9465.
