The death of Ruth Ann Butler sent shockwaves through the Upstate as political figures McMaster and White offer condolences to ...

After a stint with the minor-league Montreal Royals, Jackie Robinson was the first Black man to play in Major League Baseball and a key contributor to the civil rights movement in the United States.

On this day in 1919, baseball and civil rights icon Jackie Robinson was born in Cairo, Georgia. Best known for breaking Major League Baseball’s color barrier when he debuted with the Brooklyn Dodgers ...

“Jackie Robinson Ballpark in Daytona Beach has been a landmark in the history of the Civil Rights movement and Florida,” Waltz said. "On March 17, 1946, Jackie Robinson changed professional ...

Jack Roosevelt Robinson rose from humble origins to ... working towards economic empowerment for blacks. But as the civil rights movement he had once seemed to embody became more militant, its ...

Jackie Robinson was the first Black man to play Major League Baseball and is a celebrated hero of the Civil Rights Movement and Hall of Famer. He first suited up for the Triple-A Montreal Royals ...

Jackie Robinson was an exceptional athlete and a civil rights leader. On April 15, 1947, he broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball when he trotted out to first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers.

The Jackie Robinson is a 500-seat passenger ferry named in honor of the Brooklyn Dodgers legend and civil rights icon. New York Waterway officials, along with the Jackie Robinson Foundation and ...