Branch Rickey
PresidentsBiographyBaseball team ownersBrooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team)Rickey, branch, 1881-1965
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A bestselling author remembers the man who integrated baseball. The idea of integrating baseball began as a dream in the mind of Branch Rickey. In 1947, as president and general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, he defied racism on and off the field to bring Jackie Robinson into the major leagues, changing the sport and the nation forever.
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PresidentsBiographyBaseball team ownersBrooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team)Rickey, branch, 1881-1965Baseball, biography
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United States
About the author
Jimmy Breslin
1928 – 2017
Long-time columnist for the New York Daily News. He wrote numerous books on politics and sports.
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