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 …

Oct 24, 2025 · Jackie Robinson (1919–72) was the first Black baseball player to play in the American major leagues during the 20th century. He famously broke the color line of Major …

Jackie Robinson won the inaugural Rookie of the Year Award during the trailblazing 1947 season in which he batted .297, scored 125 runs, hit 12 home runs and 31 doubles and led the league …

Jackie Robinson (1919 – 1972) was the first African-American to play Major League baseball in the Twentieth Century. In April 1947, he broke the decades-old ‘colour line” to play for the …

In 1970, he founded the Jackie Robinson Construction Company, which sought to provide housing for low-income people. In 1972, just twenty-five years after the start of the “Great …

Oct 29, 2009 · Jackie Robinson was an African American professional baseball player who broke Major Leagues Baseball’s infamous “color barrier” when he started at first base for the …

Feb 18, 2025 · Jackie Robinson broke MLB's color barrier and was a civil rights activist. Learn about his life, wife Rachel, and children.

Jackie Robinson’s early life was marked by resilience and determination, laying the foundation for his future success. Born in Cairo, Georgia, in 1919, Robinson moved with his family to …

Explore the life and legacy of Jackie Robinson, the trailblazer who broke baseball's color barrier and inspired generations with his courage and talent.

Jan 4, 2012 · This biography is an adaptation from “The Black Stars Who Made Baseball Whole: The Jackie Robinson Generation in the Major Leagues” by Rick Swaine (McFarland, 2006).