Swinging his bat, Robinson represented much more then just major league baseball.
On October 24, 1972, baseball legend Jackie Robinson passed away. Robinson was an American professional baseball second baseman, who became the first African American to play Major League baseball outside of a segregated black league, in 1947. He became a living milestone for racial equality and changed the sport of baseball forever. A famous quote by Robinson was “A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.”
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