Jackie Robinson - What Was It Like? Author:Lawrence Weinberg Imagine Jackie Robinson telling you what it was like to grow up in segregated America. Become an All-American football player at UCLA. Serve as a tank commander during World War II. Join the Brooklyn Dodgers as the first black man in professional baseball. Campaign for civil rights with Martin Luther King, Jr. Share Jackie Robinson's struggl... more »e against poverty and prejudice as he becomes an American baseball hero who fights for the rights and freedom of all people.« less