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Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier but these Black players still faced racism
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Jackie Robinson becomes first African American player in Major League Baseball, April 15, 1947
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Jackie Robinson broke MLB's color barrier. Meet the Black and Latino players who came next.
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Mr. Rickey Calls a Meeting – Society for American Baseball Research
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1947: Robinson breaks baseball color barrier - Mississippi Today
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Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier but these Black players still faced racism
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Jackie Robinson becomes first African American player in Major League Baseball, April 15, 1947
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67 years after Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier, Major League Baseball looks very different
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Black Enterprise Celebrates the 75th Anniversary Of Jackie Robinson's MLB Debut
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Jackie Robinson '42': Iconic and rare pictures show how baseball's first black player broke down racial barriers over 65 years ago
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Jackie Robinson '42': Iconic and rare pictures show how baseball's first black player broke down racial barriers over 65 years ago
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Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier but these Black players still faced racism
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A look back at Jackie Robinson on the 75th anniversary of breaking the color barrier
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