Title: Branch Rickey
Description: 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.
Subjects: Presidents, Biography, Baseball team owners, Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team), Rickey, branch, 1881-1965, Baseball, biography
Places: United States
People: Branch Rickey (1881-1965)