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Jackie Robinson started his major league rookie season at the age of 28 and played 10 seasons from 1947 to 1956. He played in six World Series and is credited with winning the 1955 World Series for the Dodgers. Robinson was named the sport's first…
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As a gifted UCLA athlete, Jackie Robinson played in all four of the so
called major sports. Ironically, he was a star in all except baseball, and yet baseball was the sport that would immortalize him. in 1945, Jackie Robinson played his rookie ye…
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Jackie Robinson Demonstrated Exceptional Athletic Ability, A Fierce Competive Nature And A Will To Win. It Has Been Suggested That Jackie Robinson Could Have Mastered Any Game. As A Student At UCLA, Jackie Robinson Became The First Athlete To Win …
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Jackie Robinson Excelled As An All-Round Athlete. He Demonstrated Exceptional
Athletic Ability From An Early Age, Combined With A Fierce Competitive Nature And
Will To Win.
Some Have Called Jackie Robinson The Greatest American Athlete, Arguin…
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Jim Crow was not the name of a person, yet the name "Jim Crow" affected the lives of millions of people. From the 1880's into the 1960's, a majority of American states enforced segregation through Jim Crow laws (so called after a black character i…
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May 7, 1938
Pasadena Junior College
Jackie Robinson established a
National Junior College record
in long jump with a jump of
25 Feet 6½ inches
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January 18, 1958, a strong, diligent athlete by the name of Willie O'Ree broke the color barrier in the National Hockey League. Playing with the Boston Bruins in Montreal, against the Canadians. Often referred to as the "Jackie Robinson of ho…
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In 1968, Shirley Anita Chisholm, known as "Fighting Shirley Chisholm", a former educator and member of the New York State Assembly, became the first black woman to be elected to the U.S. Congress. Known for her incisive debating style an…
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Site of
the first racially integrated professional
baseball game in modern history
March 17, 1946
Jackie Roosevelt Robinson, a member of the International League's Montreal Royals, integrated professional baseball by playing in a spring tr…
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Jack Roosevelt Robinson was the first African-American to break the modern day Major League Baseball color barrier. His extraordinary baseball skills, appealing personality, intelligence and courage, contributed to make this significant accomplish…