White House Central Files (Eisenhower Administration). 1953 - 1961. Official Files. 1953 - 1961. Negro Matters - Colored Question (6). 1957 - 1958. Letter from Jackie Robinson to President Eisenhower of May 13, 1958

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White House Central Files (Eisenhower Administration). 1953 - 1961. Official Files. 1953 - 1961. Negro Matters - Colored Question (6). 1957 - 1958. Letter from Jackie Robinson to President Eisenhower of May 13, 1958

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Personal plea to President Eisenhower for a demonstration of his support for Black Americans.

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Dwight D. Eisenhower Library

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Dwight D. Eisenhower Library

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Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972

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Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson (January 31, 1919 – October 24, 1972) was an American professional baseball player who became the first African American to play in Major League Baseball (MLB) in the modern era. Robinson broke the baseball color line when he started at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947. When the Dodgers signed Robinson, they heralded the end of racial segregation in professional baseball that had relegated black players to the Negro leagues since the 1880s. R...