I'm not concerned with your liking or disliking me... All I ask is that you respect me as a human being.
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Born in Cairo, Georgia in 1919, Jackie Robinson shattered Major League Baseball's color barrier on April 15, 1947, becoming the first African American to play in the modern era. His number 42
Born in Cairo, Georgia in 1919, Jackie Robinson shattered Major League Baseball's color barrier on April 15, 1947, becoming the first African American to play in the modern era. His number 42 is retired across all MLB teams. Combining exceptional athletic ability with extraordinary moral courage, he became a precursor to the Civil Rights Movement by responding to hatred with excellence on the field.
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Born in Cairo, Georgia in 1919, Jackie Robinson shattered Major League Baseball's color barrier on April 15, 1947, becoming the first African American to play in the modern era. His number 42's Other Quotes
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