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1947: Jackie Robinson integrates baseball: long before the civil rights movement took center stage, baseball's color barrier fell when Robinson joined the Brooklyn Dodgers

Authors :
Bilyeu, Suzanne
Source :
New York Times Upfront. April 2, 2007, Vol. 139 Issue 12, p16, 6 p.
Publication Year :
2007

Abstract

On April 15, 1947, an unusually chilly day in New York, a large crowd gathered at Ebbets Field for the Brooklyn Dodgers' opening-day game against the Boston Braves. Like any […]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
15251292
Volume :
139
Issue :
12
Database :
Gale General OneFile
Journal :
New York Times Upfront
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
edsgcl.162241938