Jackie Robinson and the Color Line
Javan Emory
Javan Emory
Syracuse Stars
Wheeling Base Ball Club
"Why Discriminate?" An Open Letter from Weldy Walker
Our Home Colony
Page Fence Giants, Charlie Grant
Ohio Wesleyan Baseball Team [Branch Rickey and Charles Thomas]
Ohio Wesleyan Baseball Team [Branch Rickey and Charles Thomas]
Harvard Baseball Team [William Clarence Matthews]
Satchel Paige in Harlem
Satchel Playing Boogie Woogie in Black Yankee (Harlem) Club
Satchel Paige Playing Pool. NY, NY
Satchel warms up before the game. His uniform resembles the Yankees' outfit
Negro Baseball Pictorial Year Book
Telegram from Clyde Sukeforth to Branch Rickey establishing first contact with Jackie Robinson and arranging first meeting between Jackie Robinson and Branch Rickey
Telegram from Branch Rickey To Clyde Sukeforth, the morning of the first meeting between Rickey and Robinson
Don Newcombe's contract and supporting notes
Johnny Wright
Roy Partlow after defeating Satchel Paige, San Juan
Batting sixth and catching, No. 39: Roy Campanella (Brooklyn Dodger Line Up)
Effa Manley and "Mule" Suttles
Calvin Irvin Scouting Report by Clyde Sukeforth, sent to Branch Rickey
Letter from Joe Press to Paul Krichell
Transcript of Conversation between Branch Rickey and Clyde Sukeforth recounting events of August 28, 1945, and Robinson's first day as a Dodger
Jackie Robinson's Hands
Men toss a black cat on the field
Cancelled-sports events between White and Colored
Jackie Robinson, Rickey Opens the Door
Negro Heroes
Jackie Robinson signs his contract
Jackie Robinson signing autographs
Jackie Robinson crosses the Color Line (first day in the Major Leagues)
Jackie Robinson stands surrounded by eager autograph seekers
Phillies dugout taunting Robinson
Jackie Robinson returns an autograph to a fan in the stands. Dodgers' spring training in Cuidad Trujillo (now Santo Domingo), Dominican Republic
Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson, US Postal Service Black Heritage Series postage stamps
Larry Doby
I'm for Larry Doby
Willard Brown and Hank Thompson
Fan letters saved by Dan Bankhead, Jackie Robinson's roommate and the first black pitcher
Satchel Paige
Shuba shakes hands with Robinson after his first home run
Jackie Robinson's first Major League home run
Think Different
Jackie Robinson and Ben Chapman
Robinson and Reese hold hands
Baseball Fights Prejudice
Eastman Dodgers admission tickets, colored section and white section tickets
Willie Mays, Laraine Day [Mrs. Leo Durocher], and Leo Durocher
Branch Rickey's personal notes, possibly for the speech he gave on November 13, 1965, at the Daniel Boone Hotel, Columbia, Missouri, during which he suffered a stroke; he never regained consciousness
Branch Rickey
Jackie Robinson rounding third base, World Series