/tags/jackie-robinson Jackie Robinson en-US Copyright © 2024 �������� Tue, 18 Feb 2020 06:00:00 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-02-18/how-the-st-louis-browns-integrated-major-league-baseball-in-the-region Jackie Robinson famously integrated Major League Baseball, taking the field for the National League’s Brooklyn Dodgers in April 1947. And the American… Tue, 18 Feb 2020 06:00:00 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-02-18/how-the-st-louis-browns-integrated-major-league-baseball-in-the-region Sarah Fenske /2013-05-09/sharon-robinson-on-breaking-barriers-fighting-for-justice-and-getting-her-fathers-story-right When Jackie Robinson became the first African American to play major league baseball in 1947, he laid a framework of courage and social justice for all… Thu, 09 May 2013 14:35:49 GMT /2013-05-09/sharon-robinson-on-breaking-barriers-fighting-for-justice-and-getting-her-fathers-story-right /education/2013-05-02/area-students-post-wins-in-breaking-barriers-essay-contest This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 2, 2013 - What do a fourth grader at Jackson Park Elementary School and legendary… Fri, 03 May 2013 01:12:51 GMT /education/2013-05-02/area-students-post-wins-in-breaking-barriers-essay-contest Samara Jatala /arts/2013-01-16/jackie-and-me-playwright-talks-about-using-baseball-to-talk-about-culture This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Jan. 16, 2013 - Spring training is weeks away but one ex-Cardinal is already getting some play in St.… Wed, 16 Jan 2013 22:20:38 GMT /arts/2013-01-16/jackie-and-me-playwright-talks-about-using-baseball-to-talk-about-culture Nancy Fowler /arts/2013-01-04/st-louis-metro-theater-company-presents-jackie-and-me Jackie Robinson was a baseball player who broke the so-called “color barrier,” becoming the first African American player in Major League Baseball’s… Fri, 04 Jan 2013 23:32:35 GMT /arts/2013-01-04/st-louis-metro-theater-company-presents-jackie-and-me Alex Heuer, Mary Edwards /arts/2011-04-14/conversations-essayist-gerald-early-talks-baseball-race-class This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 14, 2011 - The fact that noted St. Louis author and essayist Gerald Early is a baseball fan… Thu, 14 Apr 2011 19:43:25 GMT /arts/2011-04-14/conversations-essayist-gerald-early-talks-baseball-race-class Mary Delach Leonard /arts-culture/2009-07-09/batter-up-african-american-baseball-exhibit-comes-to-st-louis-library This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 9, 2009 - As stars like Derek Jeter and Ryan Howard come to town for Major League Baseball's… Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:40:38 GMT /arts-culture/2009-07-09/batter-up-african-american-baseball-exhibit-comes-to-st-louis-library Joe Milner /arts/2009-04-27/sharon-robinson-shares-her-dad-with-world This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 27, 2009 - Sharon Robinson never grows tired of teaching young people about her father. The… Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:15:19 GMT /arts/2009-04-27/sharon-robinson-shares-her-dad-with-world Alvin A. Reid /arts/2009-04-20/on-the-cardinals-no-regrets-no-bitterness-for-negro-leaguer This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 20, 2009 - Last Wednesday, as Major League Baseball remembered the 62nd anniversary of Jackie… Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:10:38 GMT /arts/2009-04-20/on-the-cardinals-no-regrets-no-bitterness-for-negro-leaguer Alvin A. Reid /arts/2009-01-19/shades-of-greatness-uses-baseball-to-spark-reflection This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Jan. 19, 2009 - What if Jackie Robinson never signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers? Artists in the… Mon, 19 Jan 2009 19:01:35 GMT /arts/2009-01-19/shades-of-greatness-uses-baseball-to-spark-reflection Jennifer Gordon