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From Mays to Aaron to Banks, the first 42 Black players to follow Jackie Robinson's lead
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Photos: MLB celebrates 70th anniversary of Jackie Robinson's breaking of color barrier – East Bay Times
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Robinson debuts five days after signing with Dodgers
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1947: Robinson breaks baseball color barrier - Mississippi Today
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Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier 75 years ago
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MLB Honors Jackie Robinson: No. 42 Still Has Impact Throughout Baseball - SB Nation Detroit
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In 1947, Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier. 76 years later, Bryce Harper and Kyle Schwarber have broken the gay barrier. : r/baseballcirclejerk
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Clyde Sukeforth, the man who discovered Jackie Robinson and Roberto Clemente, is the Forrest Gump of baseball - ESPN
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Jackie Robinson breaks color barrier in first game against Boston Braves (April 15, 1947)
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Breaking Barriers: 75th Anniversary of Jackie Robinson's Major League Baseball Debut, April 15, 1947
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1947: Robinson breaks baseball color barrier - Mississippi Today