Jackie Robinson Day Baseball fans may find themselves doing double-takes while watching a major-league game on April 15, seeing the number “42” on the back of every uniform. The reason? April 15th is “Jackie Robinson Day,” marking the anniversary of Robinson’s debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, ending over six decades of racial segregation […]
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Jackie Robinson #42 – April 15th in African American History
By Chimsima Zuhri on April 15, 2013 in African American History, April, Civil Rights, Military, Sports
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