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31/01/1919 The first African American who played in MLB is born

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Jackie Robinson - The First African American to Play in the MLB | Mini Bio | BIO

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Jackie Robinson Breaks the Color Barrier - Decades TV Network

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Jackie Robinson Highlights

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Jackie Robinson interviewed on Dick Cavett Show

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Jackie Robinson talks with Ed Sullivan

Jackie Robinson was an American professional baseball player who became the first African American to play in MLB in the modern era. Robinson broke the baseball color line when the Brooklyn Dodgers started him at first base on April 15, 1947. Robinson was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962. MLB also adopted a new annual tradition, "Jackie Robinson Day".