On this day (January 31) in 1919, Jackie Robinson was born in Cairo, Georgia. He would go on to change baseball and American history. In 1947, Robinson broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball when he debuted with the Brooklyn Dodgers. His presence challenged segregation in sports and beyond. Jackie Robinson (right), former baseball […]
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