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Jackie Robinson, Biography, Statistics, Number, Facts, & Legacy
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Jackie Robinson broke MLB's color barrier. Meet the Black and Latino players who came next.
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HISTORY - Jackie Robinson became the first African American player in Major League Baseball to compete for the Brooklyn Dodgers on #ThisDayInHistory in 1947. Robinson broke the color barrier in a sport
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Jackie Robinson's Career in the Army
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MLB players to wear #42 Monday to honor Jackie Robinson Day
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Jackie Robinson Court-Martialed for Refusing to Move to Back of Bus
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1947: Robinson breaks baseball color barrier - Mississippi Today
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On This Day, April 15: Jackie Robinson breaks MLB color line
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Jackie Robinson in 1947: Debut with the Dodgers – Society for American Baseball Research
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Jackie Robinson, who broke baseball's color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, dies of a heart attack in 1972 – New York Daily News