Jackie Robinson played in Louisville before he broke Major League Baseball's color barrier. He also came to Kentucky for the March on Frankfort.

After a stint with the minor-league Montreal Royals, Jackie Robinson was the first Black ... of the residents of Little Burgundy through interviews and testimonies, using a vérité style.

Dodgers great Jackie Robinson was a household name before he broke the Major League Baseball color barrier in 1947. In Montreal, at least, where the fans accepted and revered him. That’s where ...