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Jack "Jackie" Roosevelt Robinson

1919-1972

Jackie Robinson was a great baseball player.

Jackie Robinson was the first African American in the Baseball Major Leagues.

Jackie Robinson played for the Dodgers.

Jackie Robinson wanted all Americans to have the same civil rights.

   

Links for Jackie Robinson

Time Profile of Jackie Robinson

Jackie Robinson: Civil Rights Activist,

The Dodgers

Wikipedia: Jackie Robinson.

Jackie Robinson Official Site

Jackie Robinson in the Bull Pen

Jackie Robinson: An American Hero

Pictures from: http://www.nara.gov/education/teaching/robinson/robmain.html