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Oct 29, 2009 · Jackie Robinson, the first Black athlete to play Major League Baseball, joined the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947, a date now famous as Jackie Robinson Day.
On April 15 each season, every team in the majors celebrates Jackie Robinson Day in honor of when he broke the color barrier in baseball, becoming the first African-American player in the 20th century to take the field in the American or National league.
Jackie Robinson burst onto the scene in 1947, breaking baseball's color barrier and bringing the Negro Leagues’ electrifying style of play to the majors. He quickly became baseball’s top drawing card and a symbol of hope to millions of Americans.
Jackie Robinson left behind a lifetime of history. And he was making that history right up to the moment he passed away at the young age of 53. On Oct. 24, 1972, Robinson succumbed to the effects of heart disease and diabetes at his home in Stamford, Conn.
About Jackie Robinson. On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson became the first African American to play Major League Baseball in the modern era.
Apr 15, 2022 · Jackie Robinson’s (1919–1972) entrance into Major League Baseball (MLB) was monumental. Sam Lacy, a sports reporter for the Chicago Defender wrote that by himself, Robinson “represents a weapon far more potent than the combined forces of all our liberal legislation.”
Apr 15, 2022 · The Jackie Robinson Boys & Girls Club was at the center of a big celebration Friday. In a most fitting gesture, the Atlanta Braves brought their World Series championship trophy to Robinson's...
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