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Introducing After Jackie, The HISTORY Channel's Original Documentary Celebrating The Legacy Of Jackie Robinson

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When Jackie opened the door, these men walked through

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Jackie Robinson Has Never Been More Important Than He Is Right Now

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4 Black Baseball Players Who Followed Jackie Robinson's Lead in 1947

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6 Decades Before Jackie Robinson, This Man Broke Baseball's Color Barrier

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Introducing After Jackie, The HISTORY Channel's Original Documentary Celebrating The Legacy Of Jackie Robinson

Experience the revolutionary story through exclusive footage and never-before-seen interviews.

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Meet Joe Black’s Legendary ‘All-Time All-Star Black Team,’ Packed With Hall of Famers and Guys who Should Be There

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Remembering what Jackie Robinson meant, and who he was

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Bob Gibson owned whatever he wanted of the plate and quite literally changed baseball forever

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After Jackie Robinson Bent Baseball's Color Barrier, Two Journeymen Broke It For Good

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Check Out Branch Rickey's Early Scouting Reports For Hall Of Famers

Branch Rickey, who is best known for signing Jackie Robinson to the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1945, spent decades of his post-playing career evaluating baseball talent. He instituted the first minor league farm system (an innovation born of out of a…

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Did You See Jackie Robinson Hit That Ball?

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Jackie Robinson: His Life and Career in Pictures

The six-time MLB All-Star and Hall of Famer wasn't just a pioneering athlete. His effort—and sacrifice—launched a cascade of civil rights advances.

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9 Black Athletes Who Integrated Professional Sports

After WWII, racial barriers in sports slowly began to drop. Jackie Robinson was not the only athlete on the front lines of these changes.

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Silent No Longer: The Outspoken Jackie Robinson

He may have kept silent in the face of racial bigotry after breaking baseball’s color barrier, but after 1949 he became a powerful voice for civil rights.

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'Baseball's Bolshevik': Why The Martyrdom Of Curt Flood Still Matters

A look back at the impact of the man who put his career on the line and changed baseball forever

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Introducing After Jackie, The HISTORY Channel's Original Documentary Celebrating The Legacy Of Jackie Robinson

When Jackie opened the door, these men walked through

Jackie Robinson Has Never Been More Important Than He Is Right Now

4 Black Baseball Players Who Followed Jackie Robinson's Lead in 1947

6 Decades Before Jackie Robinson, This Man Broke Baseball's Color Barrier

Introducing After Jackie, The HISTORY Channel's Original Documentary Celebrating The Legacy Of Jackie Robinson

Meet Joe Black’s Legendary ‘All-Time All-Star Black Team,’ Packed With Hall of Famers and Guys who Should Be There

Remembering what Jackie Robinson meant, and who he was

Bob Gibson owned whatever he wanted of the plate and quite literally changed baseball forever

After Jackie Robinson Bent Baseball's Color Barrier, Two Journeymen Broke It For Good

Check Out Branch Rickey's Early Scouting Reports For Hall Of Famers

Did You See Jackie Robinson Hit That Ball?

Jackie Robinson: His Life and Career in Pictures

9 Black Athletes Who Integrated Professional Sports

Silent No Longer: The Outspoken Jackie Robinson

'Baseball's Bolshevik': Why The Martyrdom Of Curt Flood Still Matters