In 1947, when Robinson donned his Brooklyn Dodgers uniform and stepped onto the grass ... Amid Florida’s draconian book bans, even “Thank You, Jackie Robinson,” a children’s book by ...

While regarded in the hierarchy of baseball immortality, this day in 2015 saw the Los Angeles Dodgers unveil details of a Jackie ... a statue of Robinson to be built by former Brooklyn resident ...

where baseball legend Jackie Robinson first donned a Major League Baseball uniform during 1946 spring training with the Brooklyn Dodgers, is one step closer to becoming a National Historic Landmark.

"Jackie Robinson ... has impacted more lives. Robinson lit the torch and passed it on to several generations of African-American athletes. While the Brooklyn Dodgers infielder didn't make a ...

The first contract Jackie Robinson signed along with Brooklyn Dodgers president Branch Rickey on Oct. 23, 1945, was an agreement to play for the Montreal Royals, the Dodgers' top farm club.

8, 1956, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People awarded Jackie Robinson the Spingarn Medal for his strong support of civil rights initiatives. The Brooklyn Dodgers and ...