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Chakita Sharnise (5)
Repost @nmaahc. In 1947, Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball by stepping onto Ebbets Field in Brooklyn to play first baseman for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
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More than 14,000 of the 26,000+ spectators gathered at Ebbets Field that day were black. The Dodgers called Robinson up to the major leagues before the start of the season. That day, he scored a run in the Dodgers 5-3 victory. ⠀
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Robinson almost immediately became the league's best player by virtue of his completeness. While some players were brilliant hitters or had blazing speed on the bases or were remarkable fielders, Robinson had it all.
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Exactly 50 years after he broke the color barrier, Robinson was honored as his uniform number, 42, was retired by from Major League Baseball by Commissioner Bud Selig in a ceremony attended by more than 50,000 at New York City’s Shea Stadium — making him the first player to have his number retired by every single team in the league.
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Chakita Sharnise (5)
Repost @nmaahc. In 1947, Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball by stepping onto Ebbets Field in Brooklyn to play first baseman for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
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More than 14,000 of the 26,000+ spectators gathered at Ebbets Field that day were black. The Dodgers called Robinson up to the major leagues before the start of the season. That day, he scored a run in the Dodgers 5-3 victory. ⠀
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Robinson almost immediately became the league's best player by virtue of his completeness. While some players were brilliant hitters or had blazing speed on the bases or were remarkable fielders, Robinson had it all.
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Exactly 50 years after he broke the color barrier, Robinson was honored as his uniform number, 42, was retired by from Major League Baseball by Commissioner Bud Selig in a ceremony attended by more than 50,000 at New York City’s Shea Stadium — making him the first player to have his number retired by every single team in the league.
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#UnitedStreetTours #blackhistory #Allyship #changingthenarrative #inclusion #love #antiracism #nashville #nashvillehistory #musiccity #united #nashvilleblackhistory #WhiteAllies #Racialjustice #blacklivesmatter #Racism #Antiracist #antiracism #whitewashing #chakitasharnise #Whitefragility #buyblack #WhiteAlly #reparations #blackowned #FemaleEntrepreneur #feminist #feminism #antiracisteveryday