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    Jackie Robinson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Wear #42)

    APRIL 16, 2012 1:32PM

    By Spake


    Topics: politics, sports, jackie robinson

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    February 18-19, 2012: Tim McCaffrey’s Guest Post

    FEBRUARY 17, 2012 9:05PM

    By Ben Railton


    Topics: moments we should better remember, civil rights, segregation, world war ii, jackie robinson, tim mccaffrey

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    February 4-5, 2012: A Key Question about Muhammad Ali

    FEBRUARY 4, 2012 1:46PM

    By Ben Railton


    Topics: stuff i need your help with, hank aaron, jackie robinson, martin luther king, muhammad ali

    • 0 Ratings
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    A Giant Outfielder

    JULY 22, 2011 10:52AM

    By tabloidcity


    Topics: willie mays new york giants, mickey mantle new york yankees, pee wee reese, duke snider, jackie robinson, brooklyn dodgers, carl furillo

    • 8 Ratings
    • 300 Views
    • 8 Comments
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    Barack Look to Jackie Robinson

    JULY 21, 2011 7:33AM

    By mauricio conerly


    Topics: politics, baseball, marine, martin luther king, nelson mandela, jackie robinson

    • 10 Ratings
    • 999 Views
    • 15 Comments
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    The Meeting That Changed Baseball and Helped Change America

    APRIL 15, 2011 4:06PM

    By AtHomePilgrim


    Topics: jackie robinson, branch rickey, major league baseball, brooklyn dodgers, jackie robinson day, number 42, go jackie go, leo durocher, pee wee reese, eddie stanky, dixie walker, ben chapman, happy chandler, ford frick, civil rights movement, segregation, integration

    • 11 Ratings
    • 362 Views
    • 13 Comments
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    THAT THING OF BEAUTY

    MARCH 13, 2011 12:15PM

    By Lyn LeJeune


    Topics: lyn lejeune, elijah rising, walt whitman, mark twain, lou gehrig, ty cobb, roger angell, ken burns, pete rose, tommy lasorda, yogi bera, david halberstam, the teammates, the natural, bernard malamud, mark harris, bang the drum slowly, roger kahn, the boys of summer, ernest lawrence thayer, jackie robinson, alexander cartwright, excelsior baseball club, kickerbockers, baseball, expert opinion

    • 32 Ratings
    • 2272 Views
    • 69 Comments
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    The Racist Reaction to Our First Black President.

    JUNE 26, 2010 1:52PM

    By Charlie Thornton


    Topics: barack obama, politics, racism, don't start nuthin, there won't be nuthin, rosa parks, jackie robinson, martin luther king jr., henry aaron, desegregation, tea party, white bigotry

    • 4 Ratings
    • 309 Views
    • 4 Comments
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    How a Kid Copes with Family Dysfunction, Parts 1 and 2

    MAY 15, 2010 5:30PM

    By Patrick Frank


    Topics: civil rights movement. martin luther king, jackie robinson, booklyn didgers, delray beach, florida, boca raton, poverty, alcoholism, mental illness, university of florida, delray atlantic, seacrest high school

    • 9 Ratings
    • 1322 Views
    • 23 Comments
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    Athletes' Numbers - Who Were the Best Ever?

    APRIL 12, 2010 12:42PM

    By Andy Wolfenson


    Topics: jackie robinson, hockey, basketball, football, baseball, news, sports

    • 7 Ratings
    • 1683 Views
    • 15 Comments
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    A Jackie Robinson Story

    JULY 29, 2009 8:34AM

    By RonP01


    Topics: true story, family, jackie robinson

    • 7 Ratings
    • 8579 Views
    • 10 Comments
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    The Boys of Summer hijack my workday

    APRIL 3, 2009 11:07AM

    By shaggylocks


    Topics: 1955 world series, brooklyn dodgers, new york yankees, yogi berra, stealing home, jackie robinson, new york mets, boston red sox, opening day, baseball fever, baseball

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