Jackie Robinson : typescript, 1996, May 3 : first black in Major League Baseball / Joshua Brewster, Eric Fiske, Michael Ormsby. 1996.

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Jackie Robinson : typescript, 1996, May 3 : first black in Major League Baseball / Joshua Brewster, Eric Fiske, Michael Ormsby. 1996.

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This report was done for National History Day in 1996 and the theme was "Taking a Stand in History." The report was done in conjunction with a display board and depicts Jackie Robinson as one who took a stand against racial segregation in baseball. Robinson entered the major leagues in 1947 as a member of the Brooklyn Dodgers.

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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...

Ormsby, Michael

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Brewster, Joshua.

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National History Day (Organization)

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Fiske, Eric.

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