Jim Becker, a world-traveling journalist who covered Jackie Robinson’s big-league baseball debut and the U.S. Army’s retaking ...
Baseball player and civil rights icon Jackie Robinson has been immortalized in many ways — movies, with a larger than life statue in Jersey City, and baseball players all wear his number 42 on his ...
Jackie Robinson’s journey to the majors was anything but easy. As the first Black player in the modern era of Major League Baseball, he endured racial slurs, hate mail, death threats ...
Jackie Robinson was an exceptional athlete and a civil rights leader. On April 15, 1947, he broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball when he trotted out to first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Before Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Jackie Robinson became the first Black player in Major League Baseball and embarked on a Hall-of-Fame MLB career, he was a four-sport star at UCLA ...
Tuesday was the 50th anniversary of Jackie Robinson’s debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers. By now, most — if not all — of you are surrounded by homage to the break-down of the color barrier in baseball.
The Rays Baseball Foundation and Rowdies Soccer Fund have announced application details for the annual Jackie Robinson Grant Program. The Jackie Robinson Grant Program will accept applications through ...
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 ...
He then reported for camp and competed for playing time at first base alongside the legendary Jackie Robinson. Suffice to say, Robinson won the competition and successfully integrated Major League ...