Baseball legend Jackie Robinson, born Jan. 31, 1919, in Georgia, broke the color line in Major League Baseball when he started on first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947. Robinson ...

Baseball player and civil rights icon Jackie Robinson ... the impression Robinson made on him as a child after seeing him play in the 1955 World Series between the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York ...

Jackie Robinson ... Major League Baseball when he trotted out to first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Major League Baseball celebrates that groundbreaking day every April 15. Robinson died in ...

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 ...

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.

Jackie Robinson signs what is, at the time, the highest-paying contract in the history of the Brooklyn ... the Dodgers until 1952, when he was paid $39,750. But his role in integrating baseball ...

It was to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Brooklyn Dodgers ... Major League Baseball. Jackie Robinson among top merchandise sales for 2022 season The Dodgers collectively were among ...

"Jackie Robinson's impact was greater than just that of baseball. He was a transforming ... of African-American athletes. While the Brooklyn Dodgers infielder didn't make a nation color blind ...

Robinson’s tremendous baseball skill, strength of character and insistence on equality made him the perfect choice for Branch Rickey, the manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, in his search for a ...