[Detail] Jackie Robinson and Pee Wee Reese 
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Collection Overview
1997 marked the 50th anniversary of Jackie Robinson's rookie season for the Brooklyn Dodgers. When he stepped onto Ebbets field on April 15th, 1947, Robinson became the first African American in the twentieth century to play baseball in the major leagues -- breaking the "color line," a segregation practice dating to the nineteenth century. By Popular Demand: Jackie Robinson and Other Baseball Highlights, 1860s-1960s was created to commemorate his achievements and describe some aspects of the color line's development and the Negro Leagues.
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- Expansion and Reform, 1801-1861
- The Civil War and Reconstruction, 1850-1877
- Development of the Industrial United States, 1876-1915
- Emergence of Modern America, 1890-1930
- The Great Depression and World War II, 1929-1945
- Postwar United States, 1945-early 1970s
- Contemporary United States, 1968-Present
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- African American Odyssey
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- American Variety Stage, 1870-1920
- Baseball Cards, 1887-1914
- Taking the Long View, 1851-1991
- Washington As It Was, 1923-1959
- Words and Deeds in American History
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Last Updated: 06/29/2009