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This Day in History:, Jackie Robinson Breaks Color Barrier.<br/>April 15, 1947.<br/>The 28-year-old baseball player <br/>became the first African American <br/>to play for Major League Baseball.<br/>The Georgia native stepped onto the grass <br/>of Ebbots Field in Brooklyn as a Brooklyn Dodger.<br/>Two years later, <br/>the star infielderwas named the <br/>National League's MVP as well as a batting champ.<br/>He led his team to six National League <br/>pennants and the World Series in 1955.<br/>Robinson was subjected <br/>to the racism of both players and <br/>baseball fans throughout his career.<br/>Jim Crow laws forced him to dine <br/>at different restaurants and stay at <br/>different hotels than the rest of his team.<br/>Robinson was inducted into <br/>the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962. <br/>His number, 42, was the the first to be retired in 1997
This Day in History:, Jackie Robinson Breaks Color Barrier.<br/>April 15, 1947.<br/>The 28-year-old baseball player <br/>became the first African American <br/>to play for Major League Baseball.<br/>The Georgia native stepped onto the grass <br/>of Ebbots Field in Brooklyn as a Brooklyn Dodger.<br/>Two years later, <br/>the star infielderwas named the <br/>National League's MVP as well as a batting champ.<br/>He led his team to six National League <br/>pennants and the World Series in 1955.<br/>Robinson was subjected <br/>to the racism of both players and <br/>baseball fans throughout his career.<br/>Jim Crow laws forced him to dine <br/>at different restaurants and stay at <br/>different hotels than the rest of his team.<br/>Robinson was inducted into <br/>the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962. <br/>His number, 42, was the the first to be retired in 1997
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