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  1. 18. Juni 2024 · One such collaboration was with trailblazing tennis star Althea Gibson, with whom Jackie Robinson worked closely during the 1950s and 1960s, as she strove to break down barriers in women’s tennis and golf. Jackie Robinson presents Althea Gibson the 1950 Sports Achievement Award from the Harlem Branch of the YMCA at its annual Century Club dinner.

  2. 7. Juni 2024 · What are we to make of the reality that every American 8th grader knows a thing or two about Jackie Robinson, but few take the time to gain a fuller picture of his remarkable life?

  3. 4. Juni 2024 · Jackie Robinsons story symbolizes the pain and resilience of America. Can the reality outlast the myth?

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  4. 13. Juni 2024 · Learn about the life of baseball pioneer Jackie Robinson. Upon leaving the army, Robinson played professional baseball with the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro American League, where he drew the attention of the president and general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, Branch Rickey.

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  5. 17. Juni 2024 · Jackie Robinsons barnstorming all-stars played the Raleigh Tigers in Devereux Meadow in 1950, winning 16-2. But that forgotten contest stands out for reasons unrelated to balls and strikes...

  6. The footage – shared with MLB.com by the Bates family via the Daytona Tortugas – shows Robinson stepping to the plate wearing No. 9 as a member of the Montreal Royals at what was then called City Island Ballpark in Daytona Beach, Fla.

  7. 6. Juni 2024 · Rachel Isum met Jackie Robinson at UCLA when she was a freshman and he was a senior. Jackie was a four-letter athlete and “a big man on campus,” as she described him.