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1997 marked the 50th anniversary of Jackie Robinson's rookie season
for the Brooklyn Dodgers. When he stepped onto Ebbets field on April
15th, 1947, Robinson became the first African American in the twentieth
century to play baseball in the major leagues -- breaking the "color
line," a segregation practice dating to the nineteenth century.
Jackie Robinson and Baseball Highlights, 1860s-1960s was
created to commemorate his achievements and describe some aspects
of the color line's development and the Negro Leagues.
These online exhibits provide context and additional
information about this collection.
Time Line:
Baseball, the Color Line and Jackie Robinson, 1860s-1960s
Early
Baseball Pictures, 1860s-1920s
These historical era(s) are best represented
in the collection, although they may not be all-encompassing.
Expansion and Reform, 1801-1861
The Civil War and Reconstruction, 1850-1877
Development of the Industrial United States, 1876-1915
Emergence of Modern America, 1890-1930
The Great Depression and World War II, 1929-1945
Postwar United States, 1945-early 1970s
Contemporary United States, 1968-Present
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These collections and exhibits contain thematically-related
primary and secondary sources. Also browse the Collection
Finder for more related material on the American Memory Web
site.
African
American Odyssey
American
Life Histories, 1936-1940
American
Variety Stage, 1870-1920
Baseball
Cards, 1887-1914
Taking
the Long View, 1851-1991
Washington
As It Was, 1923-1959
Words
and Deeds in American History
Recommended additional sources of information.
Read More About It! - A bibliography
Related
Websites
Selected
Bibliography
Specific guidance for searching this collection.
For help with search words, go to Jackie Robinson and Baseball
Highlights Subject
Index and the Synonym
List.
For help with search strategies, go to Finding
Items in American Memory.
You can read and search all of the text in this collection without
a special viewer. You can see most of the photographs in the collection,
but to see high-resolution archival quality images, you may need
a special viewer. For help with viewers, go to American
Memory Viewer Information.
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