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Jackie Robinson
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2016
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Ended
Overview
Jack Roosevelt Robinson rose from humble origins to cross baseball’s color line and become one of the most beloved men in America. A fierce integrationist, Robinson used his immense fame to speak out against the discrimination he saw on and off the field, angering fans, the press, and even teammates who had once celebrated him for “turning the other cheek.” After baseball, he was a widely-read newspaper columnist, divisive political activist and tireless advocate for civil rights, who later struggled to remain relevant as diabetes crippled his body and a new generation of leaders set a more militant course for the civil rights movement.

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Barack Obama
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Michelle Obama
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Willie Mays
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Harry Belafonte poster
Harry Belafonte
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Red Barber poster
Red Barber
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David Robinson poster
David Robinson
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Sharon Robinson poster
Sharon Robinson
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Carl Furillo poster
Carl Furillo
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Ralph Branca poster
Ralph Branca
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Don Newcombe
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Vin Scully
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Gerald Early
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Jonathan Eig poster
Jonathan Eig
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Carly Simon
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Myron Uhlberg
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Tom Brokaw
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Minnie Minoso
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Howard Bryant
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Alton Waldon
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