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Robinson played for the Negro Leagues' Kansas City Monarchs before joining the Brooklyn Dodgers. His impact was felt beyond sports; he galvanized the civil rights movement. He died in 1972.

He played for the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro Leagues before joining the Brooklyn Dodgers. He is considered as much a sports legend as a civil rights icon. Robinson died in 1972.