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FEB 4, 1952
“Don’t let Broadcast career
him fool you. WNBC and WNBT announce
that they have signed Jackie
What he came Community Activities, to deliver
Robinson as Director of
up against, commentary on air and to
supervise the development of
and what we youth programs in collaboration
with the Police Athletic League
all came up (PAL), the Catholic Youth
Organization (CYO), the Boy
Scouts, the YMCA, and the YMHA.
against, was

FALL 1949 very, very
Named
JUL 18, 1949 rough.”
House Un-American National
Activities Committee League – R ACHEL ROBINSON
testimony MVP MAY 21, 1951
Jackie Robinson testifies before the U.S. Jackie Robinson JAN 13, 1950 Death threat MAY 14, 1952
is named the MLB
House of Representatives’ Un-American National League’s Sharon
Activities Committee on whether Most Valuable Arriving at a hotel in Cincinnati, David
African-American soldiers should Player. Robinson Jackie Robinson finds two FBI Robinson
fight in the military against communist agents waiting for him because
countries. Robinson publicly disagrees is born of a letter containing a death is born
with Paul Robeson, the renowned Sharon Annetta threat against him—just one of
African-American concert artist, actor a vast number of racist actions David, the youngest
and star athlete, who is against fighting Robinson, the he faced on a daily basis. With child of Rachel and
second child and
the communists to defend the United the support of his teammates, Jackie Robinson,
States government and its policies, only daughter of Robinson decides to play that is born.
which discriminate against people Rachel and Jackie day anyway.
Robinson, is born.
of color.

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