The campaign to integrate baseball, which culminated 65 years ago today with Jackie Robinson taking the field for the Brooklyn Dodgers for the first time, is often portrayed as a lonely struggle waged by Robinson and a few allies. Lamb, a professor at the College of Charleston, is author of “Conspiracy of Silence: Sportswriters and
The Montreal Royals, the top minor league team in the Brooklyn Dodgers organization, broke baseball’s color line on Oct. 23, 1945, by signing shortstop Jackie Robinson of the Kansas City Monarchs in the Negro leagues. The Associated Press reported that the Dodgers’ president, Branch Rickey, said he had given a lot of thought to discrimination
Sunday is Jackie Robinson Day in major league ballparks, where the ballplayer and his legacy will be remembered with tributes and testimonials. All big-league players will wear Robinson's number 42 on their backs, the only number in sports retired in perpetuity. Chris Lamb is a professor of communication at the College of Charleston and the
Chris Lamb's book examines media coverage of Jackie Robinson’s entry into the Brooklyn Dodger’s organization.
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