Jackie Robinson
First African American to play in Major League Baseball (MLB)
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January 31
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πBiography
Jackie Robinson became the first African American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era. Robinson broke the baseball color line when he started at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962.
πMajor Works & Achievements
- β¦Broke the baseball color line
- β¦National League MVP (1949)
- β¦Baseball Hall of Fame inductee
π¬Famous Quotes
"A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.
"I'm not concerned with your liking or disliking me... all I ask is that you respect me as a human being.
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