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Jackie Robinson
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American baseball player (1919–1972)
Jackie Robinson was an American baseball player who broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, becoming the first African American to play in the modern era of the sport. His achievement was historically significant because it challenged racial segregation in professional sports and became a pivotal moment in the civil rights movement.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1919
- Died
- 1972
- Works
- 24
Top works
- I Never Had It Made - An Autobiography of Jackie Robinson
- Telegram from Jackie Robinson to President Lyndon B. Johnson
- Telegram from Jackie Robinson to President John F. Kennedy, June 15th, 1963
- Telegram from Jackie Robinson to E. Frederick Morrow, August 13th, 1957
- Letter from Jackie Robinson to Roland L. Elliott, April 20, 1972
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting · Cairo, Georgia, USA
Known for
- Clemente — Self (Archive Footage)2025
- Hollywood Black — Self (archive footage)2024
- It Ain't Over — Self (archive footage)2023
- Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL — Self (archive footage)2022
- Jackie Robinson: Get to the Bag2022
- Say Hey, Willie Mays! — Self2022
- After Jackie — Himself2022
- What's My Name | Muhammad Ali — Self (archive footage)2019
- Explained — Self - First Black MLB Player (archive footage)2018
- Spike Lee's Lil' Joints: Of the Father and of the Son — self (archive footage)2015
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1946-08-15
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 7,919
- Total plays
- 26,986
Tags
Jackie Robinson is a Jamaican singer, best known as the lead vocalist with The Pioneers, but who has also recorded solo material both under his own name, and under the pseudonym Harry Hippy. Robinson became the lead singer of The Pioneers in 1967. And have some solo material including one participation on the "Trojan The Beatles Tribute" playing a reggae version of "In My Life" by Lennon/McCartney. Have a special "reggae-soul" style that he learned when was in the United Kingdom. <a href="https:
Recent publications · Crossref
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via Crossref · CC0
Quotes
- “The kid was great. He was the difference. The Yankees certainly didn't miss Joe DiMaggio out there in center field today—and won't as long as that guy's around.”
- “I'm not concerned with your liking or disliking me. All I ask is that you respect me as a human being. I am not ashamed of my dark skin. You and every other white American should understand that we believe our color is an asset. Your dislike of my aggressiveness has no effect on me. I'm after something much more important than your favor or disfavor. You should at least respect me as a man who stands up for what he believes in. I am not an . I am in this fight to stay.”
- “The role of the manager is overrated, anyhow. Look at Stengel. When he was with the Yankees, loaded with material, he was a winner. When he played video games with the Mets, he finished last. They voted Casey the greatest living manager. That's a lot of bull—a joke. The only thing a manager has to do is relate to the players. Who did Casey ever relate to? Nobody but himself.”
- “A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.”
via Wikiquote · CC BY-SA
Sports profile
- Sport
- Baseball
- Team
- _Deceased Baseball
- Position
- Second Baseman
- Nationality
- United States
via TheSportsDB
~40 min read
Encyclopedic overview
Jack Roosevelt Robinson (January 31, 1919 – October 24, 1972) was an American professional baseball player who was the first African American to play in Major League Baseball (MLB) in the modern era. Robinson broke the color line when he started at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947. The Dodgers signing Robinson heralded the end of racial segregation in professional baseball, which had relegated black players to the Negro leagues since the 1880s.
Born in Cairo, Georgia, Robinson was raised in Pasadena, California. A four-sport student athlete at Pasadena Junior College and the University of California, Los Angeles, he was better known for football than he was for baseball, becoming a star with the UCLA Bruins football team. Following his college career, Robinson was drafted for service during World War II, but was court-martialed for refusing to sit at the back of a segregated Army bus, eventually being honorably discharged. Afterwards, he signed with the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro leagues, where he caught the eye of Branch Rickey, general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, who thought he would be the perfect candidate for breaking the MLB color line.
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