Robinson was the first Black player to break major league baseball’s color barrier, playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers Montreal ...
In three years in the big leagues, Jackie Robinson had become a superstar, despite racial equality developing slowly across ...
April 15 marks Jackie Robinson Day, and each year the league commemorates the legacy of Brooklyn Dodgers star and Hall ... No. 42 on the back of their jerseys. But have you ever wondered why ...
Jackie Robinson played in Louisville before he broke Major League Baseball's color barrier. He also came to Kentucky for the March on Frankfort.
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 or American League team in the 20th century.
On Jan. 8, 1956, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People awarded Jackie Robinson the Spingarn Medal for his strong support of civil rights initiatives. The Brooklyn Dodgers ...