PERSEVERED WHEN...at Jackie's first major league baseball game white fans didn't welcome him warmly but Jackie contiued to play.
TOOK ACTION BY... Hiispanics, african americans and asians could only use the towns "public" swimming pool and the local YMCA only one day a week. Jackie and his friends hated this rule. One day Jackie and one of his friend sneaked into the pool one a day they couldn't and they were caught and taken to jail.
SHOWED COMPASSION WHEN...Jackie's older brother Mack was in the olympics in track.He won a silver medal! Jackie was very happy for him.
MADE A DIFFERENCE WHEN..he joined the dogers and insipered many other black players to join major league baseball.