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Jackie Robinson on Racial Taunts (0:52)

The first African-American to play major league baseball, Jackie Robinson describes his experience in the first few games of the 1947 season, when he was subjected to vicious epithets from other teams and spectators.

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  • Jackie Robinson on Racial Taunts
    Jackie Robinson on Racial Taunts

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    The first African-American to play major league baseball, Jackie Robinson describes his experience in the first few games of the 1947 season, when he was subjected to vicious epithets from other teams and spectators.

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  • Jackie Robinson Appears Before HUAC
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    In 1949, Jackie Robinson was called before the House Un-American Activities Committee to discuss the appeal of communism to black America.

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    Jackie Robinson's accomplishments on and off the field opens doors for all African Americans.

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    This Day In History: 04/15/1947 - Jackie Robinson Plays Ball

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    On this day in history in 1947, Jackie Robinson, age 28, becomes the first African-American player in Major League Baseball when he steps onto Ebbets Field in Brooklyn to compete for the Brooklyn Dodgers.

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    Led by civil rights pioneer Daisy Bates, these nine brave Arkansas teenagers broke through racial barriers to become the first black students to attend Little Rock High School.

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(1919-1972), professional baseball player with the Brooklyn Dodgers (1947-1956); first African-American to play in major league baseball in the twentieth century.

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