Jack Roosevelt Robinson was an American professional baseball player and the first Afro-American to play in Major League Baseball. Born on January 31st, 1919 in Georgia to Mallie and Jerry Robinson, he was the youngest of five children. His middle name was in honor of President Theodore Roosevelt, who died 25 days before he was […]

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