Black History Month 2026

1946 1947 1948

32 Franklin D. Roosevelt | 33 Harry S Truman | 34 Dwight D. Eisenhower

Redemption Jim Crow Black Power

April 15, 1947
Jackie Robinson Joined Major League Baseball



Brooklyn, New York - Jackie Robinson became the first Black American player in the Major Leagues. He made his debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbetts Field (now demolished).

Black American customers flocked to cities, wherever the Dodgers played. This led to the end of the Negro Leagues of baseball, as it lost its fans to the white Major League.

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