[DOC] [TLE] Jackie Robinson - Wikipedia [PAR] Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson (January 31, 1919  October 24, 1972) was an 
American professional baseball second baseman who became the first African 
American to play in Major League Baseball (MLB) in the modern ... He was the 
recipient of the inaugural MLB Rookie of the Year Award in 1947, was an All-Star
... [DOC] [TLE] 10 First African American Players in Major League Baseball  Sports ... [PAR] Jul 18, 2013 ... He also played in Minor League Baseball (MiLB) and the Mexican League ... 17 
that year he became the first African-American player to compete for the team. ... 
Nevertheless, his plane ticket was on its way and his manager was .... the first 
African-American to smash the MLB color line in the modern era. [DOC] [TLE] Jackie Robinson breaks major league color barrier - Apr 15, 1947 ... [PAR] The next year he became the Dodgers' highest paid player, earning a salary of 
$35,000. ... In 1997, on the 50th anniversary of his historic first game in the 
majors, ... the first African-American player in Major League Baseball when he 
steps onto ... Atlantic after hitting an iceberg on its maiden voyage, killing 1,517 
people. [DOC] [TLE] Jackie Robinson - on April 15, 1947, he became the first person of ... [PAR] Jackie Robinson (1919  1972) became the 1st black MLB player in modern 
times in 1947. ... As the first major league team to play a black man since the 
1880s, the .... became the first African American in over 50 years to play on a 
major league ..... To be stealing home is rare, and to to it against Yogi Berra, and 
it's Jackie... [DOC] [TLE] Direct Essays - The First Black Player [PAR] On April 15, 1947 Jackie became the first black player to play major league ... In 
today's modern game of NBA basketball, over 2/3 of the players are black. ... He 
became the first black person in the Baseball hall of fame and he retired in 1957. 
.... It's been only 50 years since Jackie Robinson became the first Black Major... [DOC] [TLE] Direct Essays - Race Black People Major League Baseball Baseball ... [PAR] Jackie was a standout in school sports at UCLA, he played football, baseball, 
basketball, ... On April 15, 1947 Jackie became the first black player to play major 
league ... by becoming the first black player in the baseball modern major 
leagues. .... It's been only 50 years since Jackie Robinson became the first Black 
Major... [DOC] [TLE] Modern Baseball and the Struggle to Integrate - Northern Illinois ... [PAR] As late as 1952, only 6 of the 16 major league teams featured a black player on 
their roster. Ten years after Jackie Robinson's debut with the Dodgers, the last 
three ... African Americans would comprise 40% of MLB players in the 1980s, 50
% in ... In 1965 he became the first African American to broadcast national 
baseball... [DOC] [TLE] A Grand Tribute to Robinson and His Moment - The New York Times [PAR] Apr 16, 1997 ... He then introduced Mrs. Robinson, who received the warmest greeting of the 
night. ... Dodgers and became the first black player in modern major league 
baseball. ... But the magnitude of the effort, illuminated by 50 years of history and 
... to donate some of its proceeds to the Jackie Robinson Foundation. [DOC] [TLE] Jackie Robinson | HistoryNet [PAR] Although Robinson is often called the first black player in the major leagues, 
Moses ... The year 1945 was a memorable one for Jackie Robinson. ... Dodgers 
when he became the only black player in modern baseball's major leagues. ... 
Invited on the pretense that Branch Rickey, since 1942 a part owner of the club 
as well... [DOC] [TLE] Overview - Walnut Creek School District [PAR] Apr 19, 2007 ... The Major Leagues had not had an African-American player since 1889, ... In 
1997, the world celebrated the 50th Anniversary of Jackie's breaking Major 
League ... Fifty years after he became the first

Question: It's 50 years since he became the first black player in the modern major leagues
Answer: Jackie Robinson