.mHQYb header.mlb-header.mlb-header--side-nav-open .header__nav-side__nav-item--inner{opacity:1;}/*!sc*/ Jackie Robinson was given the middle name Roosevelt in honor of former President Theodore Roosevelt, who died less than a month before Robinson was born on Jan. 31, 1919, in Cairo, Georgia. Did racism kill Jackie Robinson? - The Conversation I want to thank all of the people throughout this country who were just so wonderful during those trying days. hr{box-sizing:content-box;height:0;overflow:visible;}/*!sc*/ sub{bottom:-0.25em;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb .p-search__form{display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;height:100%;}/*!sc*/ He was never in fear. If anybody in Pasadena was proud for me, other than my family and close friends, they never showed it, Mack once said. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__subnav--teams__team{width:100%;display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-webkit-box-pack:start;-webkit-justify-content:flex-start;-ms-flex-pack:start;justify-content:flex-start;-webkit-align-items:center;-webkit-box-align:center;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;}/*!sc*/ h2.Styles__HeadlineContainer-sc-19rm04l-0{font-size:1.2rem;margin-bottom:8px;color:#666666;}/*!sc*/ .cwEpxl{height:100%;width:100%;border:transparent;background:none;cursor:pointer;-webkit-transition:0.2s;transition:0.2s;padding:0px;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header.mlb-header--side-nav-open .header__nav-top{height:56px;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb .p-search__input--icon--sm{top:0.5rem;right:0.5rem;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb .p-search-item__container--sm{font-size:12px;height:30px;min-width:150px;}/*!sc*/ Vlkischer Beobachter, the newspaper of the Nazi Party, opined that Jews and Black people should not be allowed to compete. .blUWSx .share-list__item{position:absolute;}/*!sc*/ But he made the team and headed off to an Olympics unlike any other in history. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__button.locale,.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__button.search{display:none;}/*!sc*/ He was born the youngest child to Mallie (mother) and Jerry Robinson (father).. Jackie had four siblings Edgar, Frank, Matthew (nicknamed "Mack"), and Willa Mae.The real name of Jackie Robinson is Jack Roosevelt Robinson. .blUWSx .share-button__link--message-icon{width:10px;margin-right:5px;}/*!sc*/