15 Chapter 14 Beyond Baseball

Chapter 14 Beyond Baseball The following year, 1956, Jackie was traded to the New York Giants. But Jackie had already decided to retire. He was tired of the travel. He wanted to be closer to his family. Jackie, Jr., was ten, Sharon was six, and David was four. He wanted to be home for dinner. Plus he wanted to devote a lot more time to civil rights. He also became involved in politics. In 1963, he marched in Washington, D.C. with Martin Luther King, Jr.

第二年，1956年，杰基被交易到纽约巨人队。 但是杰基已经决定退休了。 他厌倦了旅行。 他想和家人更亲近一些。 小杰基10岁，莎伦6岁，大卫4岁。 他想回家吃晚饭。 此外，他还想把更多的时间花在民权事业上。 他还参与了政治。 1963年，他在华盛顿特区游行 马丁·路德·金

THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT ALTHOUGH THE CIVIL WAR (1861-1865) ENDED SLAVERY IN THE UNITED STATES, MANY AFRICAN AMERICANS STILL DID NOT HAVE THE SAME

民权运动虽然内战(1861-1865)结束了美国的奴隶制，但许多非裔美国人仍然没有得到同样的待遇

RIGHTS AS WHITE PEOPLE 100 YEARS LATER. THEY WERE OFTEN TURNED AWAY FROM GOOD JOBS, FROM BUYING HOUSES IN WHITE NEIGHBORHOODS, AND EVEN FROM VOTING. THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT PUSHED TO STOP THESE INEQUALITIES. THE 1963 MARCH ON WASHINGTON WAS AN IMPORTANT MOMENT IN THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT. MORE THAN 250,000 PEOPLE GATHERED AROUND THE REFLECTING POOL NEAR THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT WHERE MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., GAVE HIS NOW FAMOUS "I HAVE A DREAM" SPEECH. ON JULY 2, 1964, PRESIDENT LYNDON JOHNSON SIGNED THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964 INTO LAW. IT MADE SEGREGATION IN PUBLIC PLACES ILLEGAL, SPELLING AN END TO THE OLD JIM CROW LAWS OF THE SOUTH.

100年后作为白人的权利。 他们经常被拒之门外，得不到好工作，不能在白人社区买房，甚至不能投票。 民权运动推动了这些不平等现象的停止。 1963年的华盛顿大游行是民权运动中的一个重要时刻。 超过25万人聚集在华盛顿纪念碑附近的倒影池周围，马丁·路德·金就是在这里发表了著名的“我有一个梦想”演讲。 1964年7月2日，林登·约翰逊总统签署了《1964年民权法案》成为法律。 它将公共场所的种族隔离定为非法，结束了南方古老的吉姆·克劳法。

Jackie, along with his family and thousands of others, held a peaceful protest for equal rights. Dr. King and Jackie admired one another greatly. "He is a legend in his own time," Martin Luther King, Jr., said of Jackie. Jackie was busier than ever. He worked for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). He helped found an African American—owned bank. He started a company to build houses for poor families. Jackie kept breaking color barriers: He was the first black vice president of a major American company. He was the first black TV analyst for

杰基和他的家人以及其他数千人一起举行了和平抗议，要求平等权利。 金博士和杰奎琳彼此非常欣赏。 “他是他那个时代的传奇人物，”小马丁·路德·金这样评价杰奎琳。 杰基比以前更忙了。 他为全国有色人种协进会(NAACP)工作。 他帮助创立了一家非裔美国人拥有的银行。 他创办了一家为贫困家庭建造房屋的公司。 杰基不断打破种族壁垒:他是美国一家大公司的第一位黑人副总裁。 他是第一位黑人电视分析师

major league baseball. Meanwhile, Rachel kept busy, too. She received another degree from New York University and became an assistant professor at Yale University School of Nursing. Mallie Robinson lived to see all these successes. But she collapsed outside her Pepper Street home in Pasadena in 1968. By the time Jackie arrived in California, she had passed away. Jackie gazed at her still face and realized she had died in peace.

美国职业棒球大联盟。与此同时，瑞秋也很忙。 她获得了纽约大学的另一个学位，并成为耶鲁大学护理学院的助理教授。 玛丽·罗宾逊亲眼目睹了这些成功。 但1968年，她在帕萨迪纳胡椒街的家外倒下了。 当杰姬到达加州时，她已经去世了。 杰基凝视着她平静的脸，意识到她已经平静地死去了。

Year after year, Rachel and Jackie made a difference in people's lives. But Jackie's health was failing. The same year he retired, doctors told Jackie he had diabetes, a kidney disease. He had heart problems, too. Even harder for him to bear were his son's problems. Jackie, Jr., fought in the Vietnam War. When he returned home, he was addicted to drugs. It took time, but Jackie, Jr., managed to kick his addiction. In fact, he was working as a drug counselor when he died in a car accident. He was just twenty-four years old. That same year, 1972, the nation celebrated Jackie and the Brooklyn Dodgers again. It was the twenty-fifth anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier. On October 15, Jackie threw out the first pitch at the World Series. Just as they had before, fans cheered and rose to their feet for Jackie Robinson. It was a glorious moment.

年复一年，瑞秋和杰基改变了人们的生活。 但是杰基的健康每况愈下。 在他退休的同一年，医生告诉杰基他患有糖尿病，一种肾脏疾病。 他也有心脏问题。 更让他难以忍受的是他儿子的问题。 小杰基参加过越南战争。 当他回到家时，他已经染上了毒瘾。 虽然花了些时间，但小杰基还是戒掉了毒瘾。 事实上，他死于车祸时是一名戒毒顾问。 他只有24岁。 同年，也就是1972年，全国再次庆祝杰基和布鲁克林道奇队。 这是杰基·罗宾逊打破肤色障碍25周年纪念日。 10月15日，成龙在世界职业棒球大赛上投出了第一球。 就像他们之前一样，球迷们为杰基·罗宾逊欢呼起来。 这是一个光荣的时刻。