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Baseball's Jackie Robinson Day does a disservice to the man it's meant to honor
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Jackie Robinson - Wikipedia
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Jackie Robinson Broke the Color Barrier - But the Racial Struggle Continues in Sports, WNYC News
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People Still Don't Give Jackie Robinson His Respect After 75 Years - Black Star News
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Black Baseball Players Struggled Long After Jackie Robinson Broke The Color Barrier
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Jackie Robinson (1919-1972) - Baseball Legend and Civil Rights Advocate — AP Photos
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After Jackie' documentary honors the second wave of Black baseball players : NPR
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The five players who broke MLB's color barrier in 1947 - Beyond the Box Score
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The Jackie Robinson Story: Ken Burns Documentary Captures the Man and the Movement - The American Prospect
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Breaking Baseball's Color Barrier - Georgia Historical Society
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Crossing the Color Barrier: Jackie Robinson and the Men Who Integrated Major League Baseball - LA84 Foundation
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Jackie Robinson: Biography, Baseball Player, Activist
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The only day MLB players can wear No. 42? Jackie Robinson Day
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1947: Robinson breaks baseball color barrier - Mississippi Today
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Jackie Robinson's legacy endures 75 years after breaking baseball's color barrier