On this day in 1919, baseball and civil rights icon Jackie Robinson was born in Cairo, Georgia. Best known for breaking Major League Baseball’s color barrier when he debuted with the Brooklyn Dodgers ...

Tuesday was the 50th anniversary of Jackie Robinson’s debut ... before the end of legal segregation. Robinson paved the way for the struggle of black people against racism and segregation. Martin ...

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

Dodgers great Jackie Robinson was a household name before he broke the Major League Baseball color barrier in 1947. In ...