Jackie Robinson was gone, cut just above his shoetops ... Dodger fans around the world have heard the call to action and efforts to try and restore the statute started gaining serious momentum ...

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.

The Diamondbacks celebrate Jackie Robinson's impact in breaking barriers in baseball and inspiring necessary change in the sport and our nation.

"Jackie Robinson's impact was greater than just that of baseball. He was a transforming agent and in the face of such hostility and such meanness and violence, he did it with such amazing dignity.

It is here that in 1946 Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier when ... If you're catching a ballgame, grab a seat where you can take in the action and behold the beautiful river views.

It seems as though there’s this agenda to stoke fear,” Negro Leagues Baseball Museum president Bob Kendrick said.

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 led the way for generations ...