1947 — Jackie Robinson became the first black player of the 20th century to sign a major league contract. Robinson agreed a one-year deal with the Brooklyn Dodgers.

The Chicago Black Hawks edge the Detroit Red Wings 1-0 in overtime to win the Stanley Cup in 4 of the best-of-5 series. Charlie Gardiner gets the shutout and Mu ...

For the last couple of decades, a Jackie Robinson poster has been on the wall above my desk. In addition to a photo of the ...

"A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives," Jackie Robinson said not long before he died in 1972.

For the last couple of decades, a Jackie Robinson poster has been on the wall above my desk. In addition to a photo of the Brooklyn Dodgers/civil rights icon ... relevance, or impact of white people ...

Every day over the past few weeks, the Pentagon has faced questions from angry lawmakers, local leaders and citizens over the removal of military heroes and historic mentions from Defense Department ...

As part of the effort, the department removed articles and images of baseball legend Jackie Robinson ... A biography of World War II veteran and civil rights leader Medgar Evers, who was ...

Why is it always attached to Black people?" Smith said. Smith argued that Jackie Robinson was a civil rights trailblazer whose impact extended far beyond baseball. Robinson is widely regarded as ...

The Pentagon removed a webpage honoring Jackie Robinson, stating that 'DEI is dead.' The removed page, celebrating Robinson's achievements and military service, was part of an article titled ...

“Jackie Robinson epitomizes what it means to be ... Kendrick explains this is a moment that preceded many others in Civil Rights history. “For all intents and purposes, this is what started ...

The Pentagon deleted pages dedicated to baseball great Jackie Robinson, who served as a 2nd lieutenant in the Army and fought ardently for civil rights. Here's why that matters. Bettmann / NBC via ...

In the 1960s, Jackie Robinson protested social injustice alongside Martin Luther King Jr. Here, he stands to the right of the civil rights leader at a press conference in Birmingham, Alabama, in May ...