White House Central Files (Eisenhower Administration). 1953 - 1961. Official Files. 1953 - 1961. OF 142-A-5-A Negro Matters - Colored Question, Integration Program for Public Schools, Colleges and Universities, Little Rock School Integration, Gov. Faubus' Use of National Guard (6). 1957 - 1957. Tele

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White House Central Files (Eisenhower Administration). 1953 - 1961. Official Files. 1953 - 1961. OF 142-A-5-A Negro Matters - Colored Question, Integration Program for Public Schools, Colleges and Universities, Little Rock School Integration, Gov. Faubus' Use of National Guard (6). 1957 - 1957. Telegram from Jackie Robinson to E. Frederick Morrow

1957

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In this letter Jackie Robinson cites his misgivings about the proposed Civil Rights Act of 1957.

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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...