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Jackie Robinson breaks the color barrier...
Jackie Robinson breaks the color barrier...
Item # 709139
March 18, 1946
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 18, 1946
* Jackie Robinson breaks the color barrier
* Organized professional baseball 1st Negro
Although Jackie Robinson was the first African-American to play a major league game in 1947, he had already broken another significant color barrier the year prior as a member of the Montreal Royals, the AAA farm team of the Dodgers. As noted in Wikipedia: "Robinson made his Royals debut at Daytona Beach's City Island Ballpark on March 17, 1946, in an exhibition game against the team's parent club, the Dodgers. Robinson thus simultaneously became the first black player to openly play for a minor league team and against a major league team since the de facto baseball color line had been implemented in the 1880s."
The report of this game appears in the sports section on page 16, with one column heading: "Dodgers Conquer Montreal By 7-2" "Walter Triples With Bases Loaded in First--Robinson, Negro Star, in Action" and box scores. (see images).
A very significant event not only in the world of sports but in the history of integration in American society.
Complete in 38 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally in nice condition.
Category: The 20th Century
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