When Jackie Robinson retired from baseball he didn’t stop trying to get better opportunities for black people. Jackie Robinson became the Vice President of Chock Full O’Nuts restaurant were he help employ many African Americans. He also became the chairman of board for Freedom National Bank and became the head of a company that builds houses and businesses for black families. Jackie also helped campaign for Senator Hubert Humphrey when he was running for democratic president. Some people disagreed with Jackie running with Senator Humphrey so he switched to running with Richard Nixon of the republic party because he thought he the Nixon supported civil right causes. In 1968 Jackie left office as special assistant for community affairs for Nelson Rockefeller to campaign again with Senator Humphrey. Jackie also wrote a newspaper article in the 1960’s talking about racism and how he was trying for all Americans to be equal. Jackie Robinson was making a move forward for integration he helped influence white men to accept black men into society and he influenced black men to go for their dreams and to not let not being accepted get in their way.
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