Jack Roosevelt Robinson rose from humble origins to break the color barrier in baseball ... as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army, standing up for his rights when ordered to move to the back ...

But then again, there haven't been many people like Jackie Robinson. "A life is not important," he said, "except in the impact it has on other lives." Jackie Robinson, who broke the color barrier ...

HONOLULU (AP) — Jim Becker, a world-traveling journalist who covered Jackie Robinson’s big-league baseball debut and the U.S.

Jackie Robinson was an exceptional athlete and a civil rights leader. On April 15, 1947, he broke the color barrier in Major ... was drafted and served in the Army. Robinson was stationed in ...

But then again, there haven't been many people like Jackie ... the Army and wound up a second lieutenant. At his court-martial for not moving to the back of the bus, his lawyer said Robinson ...