Jackie Robinson

Learn about the incredible life and legacy of Jackie Robinson, the first African American to play in Major League Baseball. Discover how his courage and talent changed the game forever.
Jackie Robinson. He broke baseball’s color barrier and embodied integration’s promise. Nationals Baseball, Dodgers Baseball, Baseball Players, Baseball Games, Baseball League, Baseball Stuff, Mlb Players, Baseball Sport, Baseball Pitching

Who are the most influential figures in American history? We asked <a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2006/12/panelist-biographies/5388/">10 eminent historians</a>. The result, collected here, is <i>The Atlantic</i>’s 100 picks. (More on America’s most influential filmmakers, musicians, critics, architects, and poets—and how we put these lists together—below.)

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