This Day in Black History: April 15, 1947
Jackie Robinson helped to break the color barrier in major league baseball.
Jackie Robinson Ends Racial Segregation in Baseball - As the first African-American to play in Major League Baseball, Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier and effectively was the beginning anchor in ending racial segregation in the sport for good. Robinson would go on to play 10 seasons with the Brooklyn Dodgers.(Photo: Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
After more than 50 years of segregation, Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball on April 15, 1947. He became the first African-American to play in the MLB when he stepped on Ebbets Field in Brooklyn as a Brooklyn Dodger.
Growing up, Robinson was a natural athlete. Before he began setting records on a professional level, he attended the University of California, where he became the first athlete, Black or white, to letter in four varsity sports: baseball, basketball, football and track.
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