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Breaking the Color Line: The Politics of Signing Jackie Robinson
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Jackie Robinson summary
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Jackie Robinson – Society for American Baseball Research
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Jackie Robinson's signed contracts to be on temporary display at
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Jackie Robinson, Brooklyn Dodgers clobbered Beaumont Exporters in 1949
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How politics played a major role in the signing of Jackie Robinson
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How Did Jackie Robinson Make History?
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Jackie Robinson's Brooklyn Dodgers contract on view in NYC
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Jackie Robinson's contract bought by the Brooklyn Dodgers, becomes