Seventy-eight years ago, on April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson made his Major League Baseball debut and integrated Major League ...

Most striking to me is MLB’s role in catalyzing American civil rights movements in the Dodgers’ promotion of Jackie Robinson into ... to have a positive impact across our entire community.” ...

The webpage now leads with commemorative stamps of various civil rights leaders with text including the phrase ... In March, the Pentagon seemingly took down a page about Jackie Robinson, the ...

For the last couple of decades, a Jackie Robinson poster has been on the wall above my desk. In addition to a photo of the ...

The Washington Post first reported on the changes. The webpage now leads with commemorative stamps of various civil rights leaders with text including the phrase “Black/White Cooperation.” ...

Tuesday was the 50th anniversary of Jackie Robinson ... should fight for equal rights. After taking the abuse without retaliation for a while, Robinson spoke out. He demanded respect from his ...

This Date in Baseball, April 10 - Jackie Robinson becomes the 1st black player to sign a Major League contract ...

1947 — Jackie Robinson becomes first black player of the 20th century to sign an MLB contract. 1949 — Sam Snead wins the ...

“We’re talking about banning the history of people like Jackie Robinson and the Tuskegee Airmen, people who were fighting for a country because they loved their country in many ways more than ...