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Rachel Isum Robinson is a woman of enormous accomplishments, her own and those achieved jointly with her husband, Jackie Robinson, who broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball in 1947 when he played with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Together the couple supported numerous causes, but particularly civil rights in and out of the sports sphere.
Smithsonian Learning Lab – Jackie Robinson materials from across the Smithsonian’s museums, archives, research centers, and publications. National Museum of African American History and Culture blog and news stories – Stories about and inspired by Jackie Robinson, along with news stories that connect to his legacy.
Jackie Robinson (1919 – 1972) was the first African-American to play Major League baseball in the Twentieth Century. In April 1947, he broke the decades-old ‘colour line” to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers. He continued to play for the next 10 years, leading Brooklyn to six pennants and their only World Series Title.
15 de abr. de 2022 · Jerry Robinson and Mallie Robinson are the parents of American professional baseball player Jackie Robinson. Jackie’s father Jerry left the family in 1920 but his mother Mallie worked various odd jobs to support the family. American professional baseball player Jack Roosevelt Robinson was born on January 31, 1919 in Cairo, Georgia, United States.
On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson became the first African American to play Major League Baseball in the modern era. He would later become the first African American named a vice president at a fortune 500 company; serve as an advisor to politicians; start a bank and a housing development company; and, was a key figure in advancing equal opportunity and first-class citizenship for all ...
15 de abr. de 2022 · Jackie Robinson’s (1919–1972) entrance into Major League Baseball (MLB) was monumental. Sam Lacy, a sports reporter for the Chicago Defender wrote that by himself, Robinson “represents a weapon far more potent than the combined forces of all our liberal legislation.”. The implication of Lacy’s claim is that Jackie Robinson had the ...
2 de feb. de 2023 · Jackie Robinson was the first black American to play on a Major League Baseball team in the 20th century. His mama played a major role in making that happen. Jack “Jackie” Roosevelt Robinson was born in 1919 near Cairo, Georgia. His parents, Jerry and Mallie Robinson, named their fifth child after President Theodore Roosevelt.
