Tommy Brown, a Brooklyn native who starred ... He was the last link to the Dodgers team that made baseball history when Jackie Robinson became the first Black player to suit up for a National ...
But then again, there haven't been many people like Jackie ... lives. Robinson lit the torch and passed it on to several generations of African-American athletes. While the Brooklyn Dodgers ...
It seems as though there’s this agenda to stoke fear,” Negro Leagues Baseball Museum president Bob Kendrick said.
Tuesday was the 50th anniversary of Jackie Robinson’s debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers. By now, most — if not all — of you are surrounded by homage to the break-down of the color barrier in baseball.