After a stint with the minor-league Montreal Royals, Jackie Robinson was the first Black man to play in Major League Baseball and a key contributor to the civil rights movement in the United States.

A new book from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture shows the images and impacts of ...

Community Organizer of the Civil Rights Movement.” Jackie Robinson, the first Black man to be signed by a Major League baseball team, is shown in post-swing position in front of the stands.

Kennedy mostly avoided civil rights issues, afraid to alienate Southern ... on the political process in the South, baseball great Jackie Robinson and other African Americans had been supporting ...

Baseball has long been considered the great American pastime, though the sport’s vibrant history has not always welcomed all ...

It has always bothered me that Jackie Robinson – the great athlete and civil rights ... But just as Robinson was on the ...

Jackie Robinson used his platform to promote ... made her a celebrated literary figure and a key figure in the civil rights movement. She collaborated with leaders and African American history ...

It was only a month since Speedster Enos Slaughter of the St. Louis Cardinals, galloping into first base, had spiked First Baseman Jackie Robinson. Jackie, the first avowed Negro in the history of ...

On Oct. 15, 1972, Jackie Robinson attended a World Series game that included a commemoration of the 25th anniversary of his ...

Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have long been crucibles of excellence, forging some of the world's most ...

The government eventually settled a civil rights ... Doris Robinson, Cleveland Sellers and H. Rap Brown launched the "Black Power" slogan, paving the way for a new phase of the freedom movement.