Jackie Robinson

Breaking the color barrier in major league baseball took an extraordinary man. (more)

Breaking the color barrier in major league baseball took an extraordinary man. (less)

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When Jackie Robinson joined the Brooklyn Dodgers he became the fir st African American to play on a white Major League B... (more)

When Jackie Robinson joined the Brooklyn Dodgers he became the fir st African American to play on a white Major League Baseball team. Read about how Robinson changed the face of baseball when he broke the color barrier and opened the door for the non-white players that followed. (less)

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Barriers have existed to deny people the chance to compete athletically based on their race, ethnic background, or sex. ... (more)

Barriers have existed to deny people the chance to compete athletically based on their race, ethnic background, or sex. Some athletes, through their courage and class, have broken down the barriers that have afflicted our society, and sometimes affected greater social change. Jackie Robinson fought racism in the army before integrating baseball when it was our national pastime. He endured and excelled through a tumultuous 1947 season and opened the doors to other African-American players at a time when the fight for civil rights was beginning in earnest. (less)

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Traces the life of the first black Major League baseball player of the modern era, detailing his childhood, his career a... (more)

Traces the life of the first black Major League baseball player of the modern era, detailing his childhood, his career as an MVP-award winning baseball player, and a hero of the civil rights movement. (less)

Presents the life and career of the baseball legend who became the first African American to play in the major leagues. (more)

Presents the life and career of the baseball legend who became the first African American to play in the major leagues. (less)

Presents the life and career of the baseball legend who became the first African American to play in the major leagues. (more)

Presents the life and career of the baseball legend who became the first African American to play in the major leagues. (less)

Jack Roosevelt Robinson rose from humble origins to cross baseball’s color line and become one of the most belove... (more)

Jack Roosevelt Robinson rose from humble origins to cross baseball’s color line and become one of the most beloved men in America. A fierce integrationist, Robinson used his immense fame to speak out against the discrimination he saw on and off the field, angering fans, the press, and even teammates who had once celebrated him for "turning the other cheek."After baseball, he was a widely-read newspaper columnist, divisive political activist and tireless advocate for civil rights, who later struggled to remain relevant as diabetes crippled his body and a new generation of leaders set a more militant course for the civil rights movement. (less)