cartermagazine:Today In History‘Jackie Robinson, the first Black baseball player in the major league
cartermagazine:Today In History‘Jackie Robinson, the first Black baseball player in the major leagues, was born in Cairo, GA, on this date January 31, 1919. Robinson joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, ending five decades of segregated baseball. At the time of his retirement in October 1972, Robinson is believed to have been the most respected of all baseball players.’(photo: Jackie Robinson)- CARTER Magazine -- source link