Claim: Baseball player Jackie Robinson said, "I cannot stand and sing the anthem. I cannot salute the flag; I know that I am a black man in a white world."
Fact-check: Jackie Robinson: 'I Cannot Stand and Sing the Anthem. I Cannot Salute the Flag'
Verdict: true
Organisation: Snopes
Author: David Emery
Date published: 2016-08-30T09:24:15