Pasadena’s Robinson Memorial Sculptures
Today, I wanted to share a memorial located in Pasadena, California that is significant to my area.
These sculptures are a part of the Pasadena Robinson Memorial and honor Jackie and Mack Robinson, two famous African American Pasadena residents that played significant roles in the community and in bringing racial equality to America.
The Robinson brothers were born in Pasadena and grew up in the area. They were outstanding athletes with Mack being a runner who won a Silver Medal in the Olympics and Jackie being a baseball player who went on to break the color barrier in Major League Baseball.
Mack Robinson lived in Pasadena his entire life, and his statue points at Pasadena’s City Hall. Jackie Robinson moved to New York (played for the Brooklyn Dodgers), so his statue points east to where he ended up living his adult life.
Jackie Robinson is the more famous of the brothers. Aside from being the first African American to play in the MLB, he also had tremendous on field skills, winning the Rookie of the Year award in 1947, making numerous all-star games and winning the National League Most Valuable Player award. More importantly, he was a highly visible player in the civil rights movement, using nonviolent methods to challenge the racial segregation that divided the country.
There is an inspiring move named “42”, which is a portrayal of Jackie Robinson’s journey to ultimately break MLB’s color barrier. Jackie Robinson’s jersey number of 42 was the first number in all of the major league sports to be retired by the league, meaning no other player can use it, and MLB has designated April 15th each year to be Jackie Robinson Day, where all players from all teams wear the number 42 to honor this significant contributor to MLB and the greater civil rights movement.
I hope you enjoyed some of this history and the monuments, and I appreciate each of you for reading.
Brian
Hello friend, very interesting your publication I had the opportunity to see the movie "42" where honor is given to these African-American brothers who had to battle to achieve the incursion of the so-called blacks to sport, however after so many humiliations, xenophobia , Jackie Robinson who won many awards for his performance on the field, in winning the rookie of the year and being part of the Hall of Fame is to note that even being one of the best in sports , in his civil life he continued his struggle to achieve as they say, "change the color of the game", every April 15 is the day of: Jackie Robinson, I love that you have written about this story so human the story enjoy it a lot. Greetings @ brian.rrr
wow,my dear friend.. @brian.rrr your publication just impressible and talented.you sharing very nice history today in your blog.really i am not heard this history matter. Baseball hero Jackie Robinson and his brother are ever remembered a person in the history. They are excellent in the MLB.i am first time listening this famous person better.thanks to sharing for your great post..my dear friend @brian.rrr very well done. take care yourself and best of luck of your great work.may god bless you and your family..best of luck..
Good to know about Robinson brothers. Really they are honorable persons in the history of USA as people still remember them and built the memorable sculpture.
Monuments and Sculptures always hold great stories because we see monuments and sculptures because there is an story of greatness or message behind it.
And particularly in this case these Sculptures are made because these people really contributed for their community and they gave great message for the coming generations so that they can make can beautiful world.
But, in my opinion most of the people nowadays just see sculptures and monuments as decorative pieces and they fail to grasp the true message and true contributions which is played by the people.
Wishing you an great day and stay blessed. 🙂
How are you friend brian I hope you find your family well
I have seen this statue before in clear pictures but I did not know the meaning of it and today I thank you for it, that's why I always say every day we learn or we know new things
Greetings to your family
Good evening my dear friend today how are you all at home?
These statues are new for me I had not seen them before I find interesting the story of each brother two different people each with their different lives and even so each one left a mark in that place
Friend, how are you? I like this story a lot and make a short summary for you Baseball hero Jackie Robinson and his brother, the great Olympian Mack Robinson, are commemorated in two monumental heads of bronze portraits located in front of City Hall in his hometown of Pasadena. One objective of the project was to evoke an appreciation of their contributions beyond the sports sphere.
Jackie looks east, past the town hall, where she made a mark breaking the color barrier in professional baseball and became a successful businessman.
Mack looks directly at the doors of the City Hall where he spent his life after the Olympic Games working directly for the city in many capacities.
From a distance, the heads are perceived as traditional similarities. As one approaches, however, it becomes clear that text and low-relief images are embedded in his hair, allowing multiple allusions to his achievements in politics and community service, as well as in sports .
They both played a important role back then.
thank you the post , I have never heard of them till now, you do learn something everyday x
Wow a lot of history behind these 2 statues, monument very deserved and very large.