"The right of every American to first-class citizenship is the most important issue of our times."; --Jackie Robinson...

Jackie Robinson at spring training in 1952 ... I was 14 years old when I first saw Jackie Robinson. It was the spring of 1948, the year after Jackie changed my life by breaking baseball's color line.

Official Website of Jackie Robinson, containing stats, photos, and biography of Jackie's life. ... About Jackie Robinson

Legendary sports writer Maury Allen's portrait of the great Jackie Robinson, a baseball player who changed the course of American history. ... Jackie Robinson died on October 24, 1972. He had become

Jackie Robinson , Baseball Player Born: 31 January 1919 Birthplace: Cairo, Georgia Died: 24 October 1972 (diabetes) Best Known As: The man who broke ... Jackie Robinson was born on Jan. 31, 1919,

Timeline highlights significant events in Jackie Robinson's life from birth to modern day efforts of the Jackie Robinson Foundation. ... Jackie Robinson dies on October 24, at age 53.

Jackie Robinson's Childhood, Military, and Minor League Experience ... Father: Jerry Robinson - left the family six months after his fifth child, Jackie, was born. He ran off ... Jackie Robinson Home

Jackie Robinson was the first black man to play Major League Baseball. But was baseball the first time that Jackie Robinson stood up for his rights as an American citizen?

ESPN explains why the story of Jackie Robinson was so important. ... Jackie Robinson led the way for generations of black athletes.

A tribute to Jackie Robinson and the ESPN documentary on the Brooklyn Dodgers ... This episode traces Jackie Robinson's birth in Georgia and his family's move to Pasadena, California.