Breaking the Color Barrier in Baseball
May 13, 1997
Follow Similar ProgramsThe widow of Jackie Robinson, the first African American to
play major league baseball in the U.S., discussed the significance of
her husband’s achievement and the status of race relations in
American .. Read More
play major league baseball in the U.S., discussed the significance of
her husband’s achievement and the status of race relations in
American .. Read More
The widow of Jackie Robinson, the first African American to
play major league baseball in the U.S., discussed the significance of
her husband’s achievement and the status of race relations in
American society today. Congress has authorized the minting of a
gold coin with Jackie Robinson’s likeness to commemorate
the fiftieth anniversary of Robinson’s breaking of the color
barrier. After her prepared remarks, Mrs. Robinson took questions submitted by audience members.
play major league baseball in the U.S., discussed the significance of
her husband’s achievement and the status of race relations in
American society today. Congress has authorized the minting of a
gold coin with Jackie Robinson’s likeness to commemorate
the fiftieth anniversary of Robinson’s breaking of the color
barrier. After her prepared remarks, Mrs. Robinson took questions submitted by audience members.
