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Black Inventors & History Makers / Jackie Robinson
Sports and Civil Rights

Jackie Robinson

1919–1972

1947

Integrated modern Major League Baseball

What Jackie contributed

Became the first Black player in modern Major League Baseball when he played for the Brooklyn Dodgers.

The story

Robinson endured organized racism while becoming an elite player. His number 42 is retired throughout Major League Baseball.

Why it matters

His performance and discipline broke a major segregation barrier in professional sports and influenced the broader civil-rights struggle.

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