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How Jackie Robinson’s wife, Rachel, helped him break baseball's color line

  • Written by Chris Lamb, Professor of Journalism, IUPUI
An the field and off, Rachel Robinson was a pillar of emotional support.AP Photo/Harry Harris

Jackie Robinson will be remembered for his courage, athleticism, tenacity and sacrifice on Jan. 31, the centennial of his birth. By confronting Jim Crow – both as a baseball player and as a civil rights activist – he changed America.

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