Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson?
Did Jackie Robinson break the color barrier in baseball, or is it the owner that signed him that broke the barrier?
Jack Roosevelt “Jackie” Robinson (January 31, 1919 – October 24, 1972) became the first African-American Major League Baseball player of the modern era in 1947.[1] The Baseball Hall of Fame inducted Robinson in 1962 and he was a member of six World Series teams. Jackie earned six consecutive All-Star Game nominations and won several awards during his career. In 1947, Robinson won The Sporting News Rookie of the Year Award and the first MLB Rookie of the Year Award Award. Two years later, Jackie was awarded his first National League MVP Award. In addition to his accomplishments on the field, Jackie Robinson was also a forerunner of the Civil Rights Movement. He was a key figure in the establishment and growth of the Freedom Bank, an African-American owned and controlled entity, in the 1960s. He also wrote a syndicated newspaper column for a number of years, in which he was an outspoken supporter of Martin Luther King Jr. and, to a lesser degree, Malcolm X.[2]
Robinson actively campaigned for a number of politicians, including both Democrat Hubert Humphrey, and Republican Richard Nixon.
In recognition of his accomplishments, Robinson posthumously received a Congressional Gold Medal and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.[2]
On April 15, 1997, the 50 year anniversary of his debut in the MLB, Major League Baseball retired the number 42, the number Robinson wore, in recognition of his accomplishments both on the field and off the field.[3] In 1950, he was the subject of a film biography, The Jackie Robinson Story, in which he played himself. He became a political activist in his post-playing days.
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1953 TOPPS # 1 JACKIE ROBINSON SGC 88 $2,925.00 |
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JACKIE ROBINSON #4 CGC NM/M 9.8 – #1 Highest CGC Grade – 1950 – World’s Best $2,795.00 |
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Jackie Robinson Sports Impressions Dinner Plate $46.95 Great piece of memorabilia!… |
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The Cross and the Switchblade $7.01 DVD-Cross & Switchblade by Wilkerson David… |
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The Jacksons: An American Dream- The Complete Miniseries $21.09 Trace the ups and downs of America’s first family of pop music in the controversial hit TV mini-series. This acclaimed biodrama follows the Jacksons’ early days in show business, their stormy personal relationships, their rise to Motown stardom and later solo careers. Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Angela Bassett, Billy Dee Williams, Vanessa Williams, and Holly Robinson head the cast. 3 3/4 hrs. on two d… |
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I’m Different $14.97 … |
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Baseball – A Film by Ken Burns [VHS] $13.55 TURNER HOME ENTERTAINMENT… |
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Smilin Through [VHS] $19.98 After playing the tragic wedding scene in which she is accidentally killed by her rejected suitor, Jeanette MacDonald looked up and saw most of the camera crew in tears. At that moment she knew it had been a successful take and that “Smilin’ Through” would hit its mark. Based upon the 1919 Broadway hit, Smilin Through, tells the story of a love that reaches beyond the grave, two generations of lov… |
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1952 World Series (New York Yankees vs. Brooklyn Dodgers) [VHS] $19.99 MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL VIDEO… |
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Jackie Robinson $5.93 Jackie Robinson first encounters prejudice right in his own backyard, when a little girl’s father hurls a rock at young Jackie. |
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Jackie Robinson (Paperback) $5.89 Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier and integrated Major League baseball-changing the game forever. Kids will enjoy discovering more about this champion of equality, including: |
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The Jackie Robinson Story (DVD) $8.19 This biographical film stars the baseball legend himself in a dramatic story about the player who integrated major league ball. The story begins with Jackie Robinson`s early years, profiling the successful young athlete who excelled in various collegia… |
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Jackie Robinson (Paperback) $3.95 This young reader`s biography of the ground-breaking athlete Jackie Robinson ranges from his California childhood to his intense battle to succeed in the white-dominated world of baseball. With a multitude of B&W and sepia-toned photographs, as well as… |
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Jackie Robinson (Paperback) $3.95 Jackie Robinson became the first black Major League baseball player of the modern era when he stepped onto the field as a Brooklyn Dodger in 1947. In simple, engaging language, this book follows Jackie from childhood through his career as an MVPB?award… |
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Jackie Robinson and the Story of All-Black Baseball $3.95 Over 40 years ago Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in major-league baseball. Here’s a dramatic recap of that event as well as a fascinating look at the little-known days of the Negro leagues–the barnstorming, the great teams, and the legen… |
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In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson $5.93 Just before the Year of the Boar begins in China, a 10-year-old girl learns that she and her mother will be leaving their home in that country and joining her father in America. Excited but nervous about starting this new life, this girl changes h… |
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The Story of Jackie Robinson $5.93 Today many children dream of playing professional baseball. Perhaps you are one of them. If you have good athletic skills and you work hard, your dream may be realized. But this wasnt always true for athletes in the first part of this century. More… |
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The Jackie Robinson Story (DVD) $8.71 Vintage Classics This biographical film stars the baseball legend himself in a dramatic story about the player who |
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Who Was Jackie Robinson? (Paperback) $4.94 An inspiring biography of acclaimed athlete who, in 1947, broke the long-time color barrier in major league baseball by joining the Brooklyn Dodgers. Original. |
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In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson $17.71 Just before the Year of the Boar begins in China, a 10-year-old girl learns that she and her mother will be leaving their home in that country and joining her father in America. Excited but nervous about starting this new life, this girl changes her |
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Thank You, Jackie Robinson $5.93 Description not available. |
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Jackie Robinson and the Integration of Baseball (Hardcover) $57.75 Description not available. |
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Only the Ball Was White (DVD) $9.62 The story of black baseball before Jackie Robinson broke the racial barrier. |
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Dad, Jackie, And Me $12.9 In Brooklyn, New York, in 1947, a boy learns about discrimination and tolerance as he and his deaf father share their enthusiasm over baseball and the Dodgers’ first baseman, Jackie Robinson. |
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Stealing Home $5.93 A biography of the first African-American man ever to play baseball in the major leagues. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs. |
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Jackie and Me $5.93 In this follow-up to Honus and Me, Joe Stoshack uses his magical baseball cards to time-travel back to the 1940s, where he meets baseball legend Jackie Robinson. |
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A ti te canto / Of Thee I Sing (Hardcover) $12.32 President Barack Obama offers a tribute to thirteen historically important Americans and the ideals that have shaped the nation–from the artistry of Georgia O`Keeffe to the courage of Jackie Robinson and the patriotism of George Washington. |
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The Dodgers (Hardcover) $23.22 Since 1901, the Dodgers have drawn more fans than any other baseball franchise in history. Players such as Jackie Robinson, Sandy Koufax, Don Drysdale, Steve Garvey, and Fernando Valenzuela rank among the legends of the game, and former managers suc… |
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Teenie Harris, Photographer (Hardcover) $31.38 Published in cooperation with Carnegie Museum of Art With an introduction by Deborah Willis The famous faces of Lena Horne, Louis Armstrong, Josephine Baker, Muhammad Ali, Jackie Robinson, and John F. Kennedy appear among the nearly… |
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Amazing Baseball Heroes (Hardcover) $22.53 The legendary Jackie Robinson broke major league baseball’s color barrier in 1947 when he debuted with the Brooklyn Dodgers. That same year he was chosen MLB’s Rookie of the Year. The first African American to play in the major l… |
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Jackie`s Gift (Hardcover) $13.12 When young Steve, who is Jewish, tells his new neighbor, Jackie Robinson, that his family does not have a Christmas tree, Jackie brings one to his neighbors, not knowing that they celebrate Hanukkah instead of Christmas. Based on a true story. |
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The Children`s Book of Heroes (Hardcover) $17.63 A collection of stories intended to inspire children to find heroes in their lives. In addition to profiles of such legendary figures as Jackie Robinson, Abraham Lincoln, and Mother Theresa, this volume also includes tales about everyday people, such a… |
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Lives of the Athletes (Paperback) $9.26 A collection of little-known facts about athletes including Babe Ruth, Johnny Weissmuller, Babe Didrikson Zaharias, Jackie Robinson, Sonja Henie, and Bruce Lee. Color illustrations accompany the text. |
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When Jackie and Hank Met (Hardcover) $10.68 Examines the similarities of two major league baseball players who met for the first time on May 17, 1947: Jackie Robinson, who had to overcome barriers because of his color, and Hank Greenberg, who faced challenges because of his religion. |
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Double Play $7.91 Touching factual reminiscences are woven with historical hardboiled fiction in this account of Jackie Robinson’s breaking of the color barrier in baseball, written by the author of the bestselling Spenser, PI series. Injured at Guadalcanal and sub… |
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Two Pioneers (Hardcover) $15.55 Description not available. |
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Teammates $6.92 Set in 1947 this picture book explores how Jackie Robinson became the first African American ever to play on a major league baseball team. Robinson faced much racial hatred but then one day in Cincinnati, his teammate Pee Wee Reese, fed up with th… |
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Big League Dreams Baseball Hall of Fames (Paperback) $9.85 Fergie Jenkins grew up in the era when Jackie Robinson became the first black man to play major league baseball, and Willie O`Ree became the first black NHL player. Inspired by these professional athletes, and with doors now opening for young men li… |
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Big League Dreams Baseball Hall of Fames (Hardcover) $13.09 Fergie Jenkins grew up in the era when Jackie Robinson became the first black man to play major league baseball, and Willie O`Ree became the first black NHL player. Inspired by these professional athletes, and with doors now opening for young men li… |
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Golden Boys (Hardcover) $28.26 Renowned artist Andy Jurinko believed the golden age of baseball was 1946-1960, an era that, not coincidentally, coincided with his childhood. It was a time that welcomed such legendary stars as Willie Mays, Mickey Mantle, Jackie Robinson, Ted Williams… |
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Baseball’s Best $3.95 Using a you-are-there approach, Gutelle tells about five special moments in the careers of baseball Hall-of-Famers Babe Ruth, Joe DiMaggio, Jackie Robinson, Roberto Clemente, and Hank Aaron. The present-tense gambit brings immediacy to the narrati… |
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