Biography
Jack Roosevelt Robinson was an American professional baseball player who was the first African American to play in Major League Baseball (MLB) in the modern era. Robinson broke the color line when he started at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947. The Dodgers signing Robinson heralded the end of racial segregation in professional baseball, which had relegated black players to the Negro leagues since the 1880s.
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Awards & recognition
- Quebec Sports Hall of Fame · 2016
- California Hall of Fame · 2007
- Congressional Gold Medal · 2005
- Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame · 1991
- Presidential Medal of Freedom · 1984
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- National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum · 1962
- Spingarn Medal · 1956
- Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award · 1949
- Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year Award · 1947
Filmography15 titles
Clemente
After Jackie
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
MLB Network Presents
Explained
Jackie Robinson: Get to the Bag
What's My Name: Muhammad Ali
It Ain't Over
What's My Line?
The Dick Cavett Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Jackie Robinson Story
Say Hey, Willie Mays!
Hollywood Black
1955, Seven Days of Fall