nge_ngen_h-1969 h-1969 ngen nge yes Jackie Robinson (1919-1972) York, Kyle African American baseball players--New York (State) Baseball players--New York (State) Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team) African American civil rights workers--New York (State) Civil rights workers--New York (State) African American businesspeople--New York (State) Businesspeople--New York (State) Chock Full O'Nuts Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972 Encyclopedia article about Jackie Robinson who was the first black man to play major league baseball in the twentieth century when he debuted with the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947. He became the first black player to be named Rookie of the Year, to win the Most Valuable Player award, and to be inducted into major league baseball's Hall of Fame. Born in Cairo, Georgia, Robinson attended Pasadena Junior College and the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA). Robinson was drafted into the army in 1942 and served without seeing combat duty due to an ankle injury. He later became a vice president of the Chock Full O'Nuts company. The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata. New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project) Georgia Humanities Council University of Georgia. Press Merrill-Hall New Media GALILEO (Georgia statewide project) 2004-08-09 Articles http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-1969 Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia. 2004-08-09 United States If you wish to use content from the NGE site for commercial use, publication, or any purpose other than fair use as defined by law, you must request and receive written permission from the NGE. Such requests may be directed to: Permissions/NGE, University of Georgia Press, 330 Research Drive, Athens, GA 30602. Cite as: "Jackie Robinson (1919-1972)," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org. 20130517 094030