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He grew up with his mom, dad, 4 siblings: Mack, Willa Mae, Frank, and Edgar. He joined a neighborhood gang and got into trouble until his friend made him quit the gang. His brother Frank brought him into Baseball. He made him try it and Jackie ended up lettering in 4 sports in high school. He lettered in baseball, Basketball, track, and football but, at the time baseball was not his favorite sport.

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Robinson's father left the family when Robinson was a child. With five children to feed and not enough money, his mother worked hard to raise the children. Because of this, Robinson learned to make his own way in life at an early age.

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as a little boy Jackie Robinson moved to California.

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It was hard at first when he was a kid because his dad left him 6 months after he was born but then after he was in the big leuges in baseball he does it with his wife.

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how was Jackie Robinson early life well he had a pretty bad one him and his family had sruggles

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he became a baseball player

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Every though baseball was for whites only

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