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- Collection:
- Indianapolis recorder
- Title:
- Jackie Robinson
- Date of Original:
- 1960-11-05
- Subject:
- Race relations
Allen County (Ind.)--Race relations
Sports--Indiana--Allen County
African American baseball players--Indiana--Allen County
Crowds--Indiana--Allen County - People:
- Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972
- Location:
- United States, Indiana, Allen County, 41.09087, -85.06656
- Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- StillImage
- Format:
- image/jp2
- Description:
- The year 1947 saw two defining moments in United States sports and race relations history. Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in major league baseball. Later that year, Bill Garrett from Shelbyville, Indiana became the first African American to play basketball at Indiana University.
- Metadata URL:
- https://images.indianahistory.org/digital/collection/p0303/id/456
- IIIF manifest:
- https://images.indianahistory.org/iiif/2/p0303:456/manifest.json
- Original Collection:
- Indianapolis Recorder
P 0303 - Contributing Institution:
- Indiana Historical Society
- Rights: