131 pages
Jackie
Robinson made history as the first African-American
to play baseball in the Major Leagues when he signed
with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1946. Mr. Robinson
was never the subject of an FBI investigation;
however, his name came to the attention of the
FBI as a result of his National Association for
the Advancement of Colored People membership. In
1949, he testified before the House Committee on
Un-American Activities during the hearings regarding
Communist Infiltration of Minority Groups.
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