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  2. Jackie Robinson - Wikipedia

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    In 1942, Robinson was drafted and assigned to a segregated Army cavalry ... Lobby card for The Jackie Robinson Story, 1950, with ... Timeline of African-American ...

  3. The Jackie Robinson Story - Wikipedia

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    The Jackie Robinson Story is a 1950 biographical film directed by Alfred E. Green (who had directed The Jolson Story, "one of the biggest hits of the 40s") [4] and starring Jackie Robinson as himself. The film focuses on Robinson's struggle with the abuse of bigots as he becomes the first African-American Major League Baseball player of the ...

  4. Timeline of African-American firsts - Wikipedia

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    First African-American pitcher to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame: Satchel Paige (See also: Jackie Robinson, 1962) First African-American president of the New York City Board of Education: Isaiah Edward Robinson Jr. First African American to win a Golden Globe Award: Gail Fisher for Mannix (see also: 1970)

  5. 42 (film) - Wikipedia

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    42 is a 2013 American biographical sports drama film produced by Howard Baldwin and distributed by Legendary Pictures.Written and directed by Brian Helgeland, 42 is based on baseball player Jackie Robinson, the first black athlete to play in Major League Baseball (MLB) during the modern era. [4]

  6. What happened the day Jackie Robinson made his major ... - AOL

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    Image: Jackie Robinson (Bettmann Archive) Facing one of the game’s best pitchers, Johnny Sain, who had gone 20-14 with a 2.21 ERA in 1946, Robinson grounded out to third. Two innings later, he ...

  7. First person: Carl Erskine remembers Jackie Robinson: 'He ...

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    Former Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Carl Erskine was teammates with Jackie Robinson from 1948 to 1956. He recalls his relationship with the man who broke baseball's color barrier.

  8. Timeline of the 20th century - Wikipedia

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    5.3 1942. 5.4 1943. 5.5 1944. 5.6 1945. 5.7 ... This is a timeline of the 20th century ... Jackie Robinson becomes the first African American baseball player to play ...

  9. Opinion: What it says about America when Jackie Robinson’s ...

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    Most Americans know a simplified version of the story of Jackie Robinson, who broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier on April 15, 1947. At a time when many institutions from public schools ...