color line
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Robinson broke baseball’s color line on April 15, 1947, when he took the field in a game at Brooklyn’s Ebbets Field.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
She was determined to shine a light on what, for many Americans on both sides of the color line, is a hidden and forgotten history.
From Salon ● Dec. 13, 2025
When Jackie Robinson entered the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962, his informational plaque didn’t mention that he had broken baseball’s color line.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025
Everyone should wear No. 42 jerseys in honor of Robinson, who famously broke baseball’s color line and also fought segregation in the military.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 2025
They would no sooner question the color line than they would the concept of heaven and hell or the fact that man must earn his bread by the sweat of his brow.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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