Complete coverage: Jackie Robinson broke baseball’s color barrier 75 years ago
Dave Roberts, Reggie Smith and Fred Claire reveal how the Dodger legend has influenced their lives.
Major League Baseball celebrates Jackie Robinson Day on Friday, which is the 75th anniversary of the Dodgers legend breaking baseball’s color barrier. Here’s our coverage.
In 1972, 25 years after he broke MLB’s color barrier, Robinson reflected on the ongoing fight for equality. Former Times sportswriter Ron Rapoport recounts that interview just months before Robinson’s death.
Dave Roberts of the Dodgers, one of two Black managers in MLB, says the shortening of the draft has made it harder for Black players to reach the majors.
Former Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Carl Erskine was teammates with Jackie Robinson from 1948 to 1956. He recalls his relationship with the man who broke baseball’s color barrier.
Seventy-five years ago Jackie Robinson broke baseball’s color barrier. Fifty years ago he returned to Dodger Stadium, a thaw in a frosty relationship.
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Jackie Robinson should be remembered every day, not just April 15.
Jackie Robinson’s role as leader in baseball and the civil rights movement served as the inspiration for a painting unveiled at the Negro Leagues Museum.
Kostya Kennedy discusses “True: The Four Seasons of Jackie Robinson,†which takes on pivotal years in the life of baseball’s first Black player.
