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Jackie Robinson was a Republican until the GOP became the ‘white man’s party’
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 month agoLike millions of other Blacks during the first half of the 20th Century, legendary baseball player...
Did racism kill Jackie Robinson?
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 months agoMajor league baseball opens today, and few are likely to give race a thought. When Jackie Robinson integrated MLB in 1947, it was a far different story....
Jackie Robinson Day: MLB, Lynn Thompson, others react to legislation to honor Daytona Beach ballpark
Daytona Beach News-Journal via Yahoo Sports· 2 months agoLynn Thompson’s father, Herbert Thompson, was there. Deep down the right-field foul line where...
Jackie Robinson's spring of '46 at Daytona's Kelly Field will be officially recognized
Daytona Beach News-Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA handful of dates stand out in the Jackie Robinson story. April 18: The day, in 1946, when he made...
Shaikin: 'That was absolutely deliberate.' Focus at Jackie Robinson Museum is off the field
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Jackie Robinson Museum is as devoted to the former Dodger's commitment to the economic...
Spike Lee: Jackie Robinson Is the Greatest American Ever
Time via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCredit - Artwork by Ernest Hamlin Baker In my unhumble opinion, Jackie Robinson is the greatest...
Shellys commentary: Jackie Robinson and baseball's special place in American history
Amarillo Globe-News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOn April 15th, baseball fans celebrated “Jackie Robinson Day.” They watched as every team in Major...
Zanesville's Thomas inspiration for baseball's integration
Times Recorder via Yahoo News· 1 year agoZANESVILLE − The integration of Major League Baseball occurred on April 15, 1947, when Jackie...
Sam Pollard and Questlove Have Another Piece of Forgotten American History to Show You
Indiewire via Yahoo News· 11 months agoIf you didn’t grow up in Pittsburgh (which boasted rival baseball greats the Homestead Grays and the...
Before Stephen A. Smith and other Black sports journalists, there was the great Sam Lacy
USA TODAY Sports via Yahoo Sports· 1 year agoIn February for Black History Month, USA TODAY Sports is publishing the series “28 Black Stories in...