Jackie Robinson Christian The first African American to play Major League Baseball (MLB) in the modern period was Jackie Robinson, an American professional baseball player who was born on January 31, 1919, and died on October 24, 1972. On April 15, 1947, Robinson began at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers, breaking the color line. Racial segregation in professional baseball, which had forced black players into the Negro leagues since the 1880s, came to an end with the Dodgers’ signing of Robinson. Robinson grew up in Pasadena, California, after being…
Jackie Robinson’s Forgotten Faith: How Belief Shaped a Legend
