I think that it would be a stretch that say that Jackie Robinson was the greatest civil rights figure during the civil rights movement. Jackie Robinson was definitely a very influential person during this time, but there were others that I believe to have made a better impression. Jackie Robinson broke the boundaries of baseball with his strong mind and great game skills. He was an excellent player on the baseball field and for the civil rights movement. He always knew exactly what he needed to do. He was most likely one of the biggest figures to be for nonviolent resistance, along with Martin Luther King, Jr. and various other figures at the time. He was definitely an excellent civil rights figure, but not as important as others who played a much larger role during this time period.
