Writing this post is dangerous as Jackie Robinson is an icon of righting a long-held wrong. And there is full acknowledgement here of Robinson's place in history. Martin Luther King himself spoke of Robinson's historical place
Today is the 65th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking major league baseball's color barrier. April 15, 1947 came at a time soon after Americans had survived a horrible depression and won a world war. But even though black people stood in the same
By Doug Glanville | ESPN.com On April 15, 65 years ago, Jackie Robinson entered Major League Baseball with a bang. He would earn the first-ever MLB Rookie of the Year award that same year and go on two years later to win the MVP award in 1949 after
Today is the 65th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking major league baseball's color barrier. April 15, 1947 came at a time soon after Americans had survived a horrible depression and won a world war. But even though black people stood in the same
Writing this post is dangerous as Jackie Robinson is an icon of righting a long-held wrong. And there is full acknowledgement here of Robinson's place in history. Martin Luther King himself spoke of Robinson's historical place
