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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

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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

Above anything else, I hate to lose.

A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.

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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