April 15 in American History
Jackie Robinson took the field for the Brooklyn Dodgers, becoming the first Black player in modern Major League Baseball. He faced vicious abuse with a discipline he'd promised to keep, and let his extraordinary play speak. His courage helped change not just a sport but the country's sense of what was possible — and right.
In 1947: Jackie Robinson breaks baseball's color barrier. Jackie Robinson took the field for the Brooklyn Dodgers, becoming the first Black player in modern Major League Baseball.
Jackie Robinson took the field for the Brooklyn Dodgers, becoming the first Black player in modern Major League Baseball. He faced vicious abuse with a discipline he'd promised to keep, and let his extraordinary play speak. His courage helped change not just a sport but the country's sense of what was possible — and right.
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