Before becoming famous, Lt. Jack R. Robinson was court-martialed at Camp Hood, Texas, for being disrespectful to and disobeying the command of a superior officer—he had refused to move to the back of the bus after being told to do so.
He pleaded not guilty to both charges and was acquitted for both on August 23, 1944. Robinson received an honorable discharge, but this was not the only experience he would have in fighting discrimination.
Text from “Baseball: The National Pastime in the National Archives,” a free eBook from the National Archives.
