Best quotes by Jackie Robinson on American

Checkout quotes by Jackie Robinson on American

• ‟ The right of every American to first-class citizenship is the most important issue of our time.

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• ‟ There's not an American in this country free until every one of us is free.

  - Jackie Robinson
  

• ‟ I think if we go back and check our record, the Negro has proven beyond a doubt that we have been more than patient in seeking our rights as American citizens.

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• ‟ I speak to you only as an American who happens to be an American Negro and one who is proud of that heritage. We ask for nothing special. We ask only that we be permitted to compete on an even basis, and if we are not worthy, then the competition shall, per se, eliminate us.

  - Jackie Robinson
  

• ‟ I want everybody to understand that I am an American Negro first before I am a member of any political party.

  - Jackie Robinson