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Today in History: In 1947, Jackie Robinson broke Major League
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This day in sports: Jackie Robinson became first African-American
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Before Brooklyn: the secret heroes who helped break baseball's
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April 15, 1947 – Jackie Robinson Breaks the Color Line in Baseball
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Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier 75 years ago
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Sports Heroes Who Served: Baseball Great Jackie Robinson Was WWII
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Dodgertown celebrates 70 years since Robinson broke barrier
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Jackie Robinson broke baseball's colour barrier – starting in
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Transylvania's A. B. “Happy” Chandler was commissioner of Major
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Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier but these Black
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Podcast: Jackie Robinson breaks baseball's color barrier
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15 APR 2015: St. Louis Cardinals' Jhonny Peralta, left, strps back
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Baker laments lack of blacks in MLB on Jackie Robinson Day