Glossary Term – Event
First birth control clinic
Margaret Sanger opened the first birth control clinic in Brooklyn, New York, but it was closed by police after only ten days.
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Jackie Robinson integrates Major League Baseball
Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier and became the first African American to play Major League Baseball when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers on the field.
Primary Source
“The whole land is full of blood,” 1851
Teaching Resource
Baseball and Race in the United States
Background
On April 15, 1947, 27,000 fans packed Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York, to watch the Dodgers' new first baseman take to the field. They came to watch a baseball game, and they came to see a talented 28-year-old rookie, Jackie Robinson, become part of history.
Jackie Robinson is widely known and celebrated as the man who smashed the color barrier in baseball. He became the fearless standard bearer who represented the hopes and dream of black Americans. However, he did not simply turn this page in...