"Jackie Robinson's impact was greater ... admiring fans besieged Robinson. "It was probably the only day in history," Sam Maltin wrote in the Pittsburgh Courier, "that a black man ran from a ...
The destruction of a Jackie Robinson statue caught the attention of the nation. The aftermath showed how deeply Robinson ...
Jack Roosevelt Robinson rose from humble origins to break the color barrier in baseball, becoming one of the most beloved men in America. Born to tenant farmers in rural Georgia and raised in ...
Jackie Robinson made history on April 15, 1947, when he broke baseball’s color barrier to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field. While winning Rookie of the Year honors and helping the Dodgers ...
Jackie Robinson: A Conversation with Hank Aaron is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire ...
"My brother and I were the only kids around there ... of National Historic Landmark. “Jackie Robinson Ballpark in Daytona Beach has been a landmark in the history of the Civil Rights movement ...
Susan B. Barnes Set on an island in the Halifax River and possessing the charm of days gone by, Jackie Robinson Ballpark is to be visited as much for its rich history as for the enduring appeal of ...
“Jackie Robinson Ballpark in Daytona Beach has been a landmark in the history of the Civil Rights movement and Florida,” Waltz said. "On March 17, 1946, Jackie Robinson changed professional ...