Facing racism and discrimination everywhere, Robinson refused to give in, defying Jim Crow segregation in Pasadena and, as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army, standing up for his rights when ...

Robinson was the first Black player to break major league baseball’s color barrier, playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers Montreal ...

After a stint with the minor-league Montreal Royals, Jackie Robinson was the first Black ... Dear Jackie explores racism and racial inequality in Montreal and Quebec and is a tribute to the ...

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

"Jackie Robinson's impact was greater ... Rickey was dead-on about the racism. As Sports Illustrated's Bill Nack wrote: "Robinson was the target of racial epithets and flying cleats, of hate ...