Full Coverage: African Americans
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News Stories
- NAACP cutting staff, closing offices AP via Yahoo! News - Thu, Jun 07, 2007
- Obama reaches out to blacks in L.A. at The Los Angeles Times (reg. req'd) - Mon, Apr 30, 2007
- Selig allowing anyone to wear No. 42 at USATODAY.com - Fri, Apr 13, 2007
- Footage of Robinson's debut rare at USATODAY.com - Fri, Apr 13, 2007
- Russell remembers Robinson at Boston Globe - Thu, Apr 12, 2007
Feature Articles
- Is Jackie Robinson's legacy fading after six decades? at USATODAY.com - Fri, Apr 13, 2007
- Letters reveal part of Robinson, open world for a young fan at USATODAY.com - Thu, Apr 12, 2007
- On diamonds, the nearly invisible man at Philadelphia Inquirer - Thu, Apr 12, 2007
- Blacks in Baseball: A Historical Time Line at Philadelphia Inquirer - Thu, Apr 12, 2007
- How Robinson's debut was covered Wed, Apr 11, 2007
- Numbers too large for Jackie Robinson tribute? at USATODAY.com - Wed, Apr 11, 2007
Opinion & Editorials
- Right idea, wrong solution Fri, Apr 13, 2007
- A time to remember at SI.com - Fri, Apr 13, 2007
- Robinson drew praise from many corners at USATODAY.com - Fri, Apr 13, 2007
- Dreams rode on his shoulders at San Francisco Chronicle - Fri, Apr 13, 2007
- National passed time at San Francisco Chronicle - Fri, Apr 13, 2007
- Robinson set an example of how to deal with racism at SI.com - Thu, Apr 12, 2007
Related Web Sites
- Jackie Robinson
- official site. Feztures Robinson's biography, news, photo gallery, and a list of achievements not limited to baseball.
- MLB.com: Jackie Robinson Day
- Major League Baseball's celebration of the 60th anniversary of Jackie Robinson's debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers.
- National Baseball Hall of Fame: Jackie Robinson
- includes thr ballot for Robinson's year of induction and an image of his Hall of Fame plaque.
- Jackie Robinson Foundation
- organization founded by Rachel Robinson in 1973 that grants four-year scholarships to minority youths for higher education.
- TIME: After Jackie Robinson
- a look at African-American baseball players who came after Robinson.
- Being a Black Man
- series that explores what it means to be a black man in the society of today's United States. From the Washington Post.