Jackie Influences the U.S. Military

Jackie Robinson was inducted into the U.S. Army during World War II on April 3,1942. He became a Second Lieutenant on January 28, 1943. Jackie was then assigned to Fort Riley in Kansas where he experienced a lot of racial discrimination. He was court-martialed for refusing to obey orders to "go to the back of the bus" by a military driver. Rosa parks was more popular for refusing that order in public transportation, but Jackie did it as well, and was almost kicked out of the military for it. He was exonerated of all charges in 1944, and received an honorable discharge. Jackie Robinson's courage to stand up to anyone who was racist or segregated blacks wherever he was, even the military, played a huge role in changing America. His protests in the military lead to the President's desegregation of the military in 1948. His protests not only changed baseball and the military, but it changed the world as well.

Here, Jackie is in his military uniform, in what looks to be someone's living room. This is his calvalry uniform the same year he ended up getting his honorable discharge for refusing to go to the back of the bus.