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Jackie Robinson Day URL: http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/events/jrd/ Description: Collection of biographical material and career highlights for Jackie Robinson, who was born January 31, 1919, and who "broke baseball's color barrier" when he was the first African American to play in major league baseball, with the Brooklyn Dodgers in April 15, 1947. Features a timeline, images, video clips from baseball games and interviews, and other material. Jackie Robinson Day is celebrated on April 15. From the official website for Major League Baseball (MLB). LII Topics: Baseball, Biographies & Famous People, Black Resources, Major Leagues, People, Segregation & Discrimination Publisher: MLB Advanced Media, L.P. Extra Keywords black LII Database Information: Record 25265 created by Jennifer English on 01/14/2008 Last modification on 01/21/2008 Published: 01/24/2008 Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/25265 |
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