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Jackie Robinson, who broke baseball's color barrier with the
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Jackie Robinson becomes first African American player in Major
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Timeline: Key moments, milestones in Jackie Robinson's life
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OnThisDay in 1947, Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in
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Jackie Robinson was a radical – don't listen to the sanitized
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Jackie Robinson, who broke baseball's color barrier with the
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Baseball Has Yet to Deliver Greatest Tribute to Jackie Robinson
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Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier 75 years ago
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Jackie Robinson (1919-1972) - Baseball Legend and Civil Rights
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Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier 75 years ago
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The First Time Jackie Robinson Broke Baseball's Color Barrier
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Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier