Jackie Robinson and the Color Line

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Javan Emory
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Javan Emory
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Syracuse Stars
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Wheeling Base Ball Club
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"Why Discriminate?" An Open Letter from Weldy Walker
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Our Home Colony
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Page Fence Giants, Charlie Grant
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Ohio Wesleyan Baseball Team [Branch Rickey and Charles Thomas]
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Ohio Wesleyan Baseball Team [Branch Rickey and Charles Thomas]
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Harvard Baseball Team [William Clarence Matthews]
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Satchel Paige in Harlem
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Satchel Playing Boogie Woogie in Black Yankee (Harlem) Club
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Satchel Paige Playing Pool. NY, NY
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Satchel warms up before the game. His uniform resembles the Yankees' outfit
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Work: Negro Baseball Pictorial Year Book
Negro Baseball Pictorial Year Book
Work: Telegram from Clyde Sukeforth to Branch Rickey establishing first contact with Jackie Robinson and arranging first meeting between Jackie Robinson and Branch Rickey
Telegram from Clyde Sukeforth to Branch Rickey establishing first contact with Jackie Robinson and arranging first meeting between Jackie Robinson and Branch Rickey
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Telegram from Branch Rickey To Clyde Sukeforth, the morning of the first meeting between Rickey and Robinson
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Don Newcombe's contract and supporting notes
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Johnny Wright
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Roy Partlow after defeating Satchel Paige, San Juan
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Batting sixth and catching, No. 39: Roy Campanella (Brooklyn Dodger Line Up)
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Effa Manley and "Mule" Suttles
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Calvin Irvin Scouting Report by Clyde Sukeforth, sent to Branch Rickey
Work: Letter from Joe Press to Paul Krichell
Letter from Joe Press to Paul Krichell
Work: Transcript of Conversation between Branch Rickey and Clyde Sukeforth recounting events of August 28, 1945, and Robinson's first day as a Dodger
Transcript of Conversation between Branch Rickey and Clyde Sukeforth recounting events of August 28, 1945, and Robinson's first day as a Dodger
Work: Jackie Robinson's Hands
Jackie Robinson's Hands
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Men toss a black cat on the field
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Cancelled-sports events between White and Colored
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Jackie Robinson, Rickey Opens the Door
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Negro Heroes
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Jackie Robinson signs his contract
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Jackie Robinson signing autographs
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Jackie Robinson crosses the Color Line (first day in the Major Leagues)
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Jackie Robinson stands surrounded by eager autograph seekers
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Phillies dugout taunting Robinson
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Jackie Robinson returns an autograph to a fan in the stands. Dodgers' spring training in Cuidad Trujillo (now Santo Domingo), Dominican Republic
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Jackie Robinson
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Jackie Robinson, US Postal Service Black Heritage Series postage stamps
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Larry Doby
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I'm for Larry Doby
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Willard Brown and Hank Thompson
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Fan letters saved by Dan Bankhead, Jackie Robinson's roommate and the first black pitcher
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Satchel Paige
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Shuba shakes hands with Robinson after his first home run
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Jackie Robinson's first Major League home run
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Think Different
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Jackie Robinson and Ben Chapman
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Robinson and Reese hold hands
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Baseball Fights Prejudice
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Eastman Dodgers admission tickets, colored section and white section tickets
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Willie Mays, Laraine Day [Mrs. Leo Durocher], and Leo Durocher
Work: Branch Rickey's personal notes, possibly for the speech he gave on November 13, 1965, at the Daniel Boone Hotel, Columbia, Missouri, during which he suffered a stroke; he never regained consciousness
Branch Rickey's personal notes, possibly for the speech he gave on November 13, 1965, at the Daniel Boone Hotel, Columbia, Missouri, during which he suffered a stroke; he never regained consciousness
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Branch Rickey
Work: Jackie Robinson rounding third base, World Series
Jackie Robinson rounding third base, World Series