Sports1945–1956
Jackie Robinson
Not just an athlete — a pioneer who changed America. Robinson's courage in breaking baseball's color barrier in 1947 remains one of the most significant acts in American sports history.
Origin
Cairo, Georgia
JR
The Athletic Record
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