Jackie Robinson
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Jack Roosevelt Robinson was an American professional baseball player who was the first African American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era. Robinson broke the color line when he starte
Robinson with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1949
Robinson, wearing his Army uniform, receives a military salute from his nephew Frank during a visit to his home in Pasadena, California, c. 1943
Robinson doing the long jump for UCLA
Robinson during his stint in the Negro leagues with the Kansas City Monarchs
Brooklyn Dodgers
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The Brooklyn Dodgers were a Major League Baseball team founded in 1883 as the Brooklyn Grays. In 1884, it became a member of the American Association as the Brooklyn Atlantics before joining the Natio
Jackie Robinson
…first African American to play in Major League Baseball (MLB) in the modern era. Robinson broke the color line when he started at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947. The Dodgers signing Robinson heralded the end of racial segregation in professional baseball, which had relegated black players to…
Photograph of the 1913 Brooklyn Dodgers team
Hall of Fame C Roy Campanella (1948–1957)
Hall of Fame SS Pee Wee Reese (1940–1942, 1946–1957)