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American baseball player Jackie Robinson (1919 - 1972) of the Brooklyn Dodgers just after whacking a ground single, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1948. (Photo by Afro American Newspapers/Gado/Getty Images)

American baseball player Jackie Robinson (1919 - 1972) of the Brooklyn Dodgers just after whacking a ground single, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1948. (Photo by Afro American Newspapers/Gado/Getty Images)