"Jackie Robinson ... he was drafted into 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 was on trial not because ...

Prior to confronting racism in Major League Baseball, Jackie Robinson challenged the racial status quo in the military. But the Army’s Jim Crow policies were still intact — more than 1 million ...

Baseball should not be proud and satisfied because it is belatedly honoring Jackie Robinson. But baseball is not the only sport struggling. Football and college sports are also criticized for failing ...

He was the last link to the Dodgers team that made baseball history when Jackie Robinson became the first ... Brown was discharged from the Army in 1947, reported to the Dodgers' spring training ...