Pioneers of Diversity in Criminal Justice Professions #7

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The role of Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson an African American athlete and activist who played a huge role in what the American criminal justice system came to be in the latter days. As a young baseball player at age 28, Jackie Robinson was able to demystify the vicious ideology and legacy of the white supremacy when it came to American history. As an activist against racial discrimination in the United States, Jackie Robinson was able to see many African American being given a chance to play in major baseball league as a symbol of equality that came to be in his actions. Perhaps one of the most important roles is the influence he had in abolishing racial discrimination in America CITATION LDS96 \l 1033 (Stokes & Scott, 1996).
This happened on July 26th, 1948 when the then American president Harry Truman issued an executive order 9982 which abolished racial discrimination in the American armed forces. This happened just when Robinson faced his first pitcher at Ebbets field successfully integrating professional baseball among the black communities. By his executive actions, he was able to inform the supreme court case Brown v, Board and its verdict to desegregate public schools in 1954, that later informed the decision of Rosa Parks action on boarding a bus which leads to the Montgomery bus boycott CITATION CTa03 \l 1033 (Tartaro & Krimmel, 2003). This is where other leadership roles like Martin Luther King Jr. came in with civil rights action.
During this time there were various forms of discrimination that came out due to Jackie Robinsons and his predecessor's actions. For example, black people were not allowed to eat, socialize or study in the same schools or institutions like the white people. The Montgomery bus boycott also revealed that black people were discriminated against when it came to the provision of social amenities. At some point black men were not...