A new PBS documentary produced by Ken Burns examines the struggles Jackie Robinson faced in breaking baseball’s color barrier -- and his achievements as a player on the diamond and as a civil ...

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.

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.

"Jackie Robinson's impact was greater than just that ... He was an aggressive man, outraged at injustice, and quick to stand up for his rights. He had the guts to say no when ordered to the ...

It has always bothered me that Jackie Robinson – the great athlete and civil rights leader who grew up in ... But just as ...

Robinson’s granddaughter Ayo Robinson, sociologist and civil rights activist Harry Edwards and Jackie Robinson Foundation scholars are also set to attend what the Dodgers call a “team ...

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 ...

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

In the summer of 1949, World War II veterans protested a pair of concerts held by Paul Robeson, a Black singer and civil rights activist who expressed support for communist causes Matthew ...

Mamie B. Todd, the granddaughter of a slave who became an outspoken civil rights activist and social worker whose advocacy for children led to the founding of the state’s Child Protective ...