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Jackie Robinson and Pee Wee Reese Monument
After the war, Robinson played baseball in the Negro Leagues for the Kansas City Monarchs. His talent was soon recognized by Branch Rickey, general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, who signed Robinson ...
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Dodgers' Brooklyn Native Who Welcomed Jackie Robinson Dies: Report
A Brooklyn native who starred for the 'Boys of Summer'-era Dodgers before going on to play for the Cubs and Phillies has ...
Tommy Brown, Brooklyn teammate of Jackie Robinson and last surviving member of 1947 Dodgers, dies at 97
Tommy Brown, the last surviving member of the 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers and the youngest player to homer in a Major League ...
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Art in the Parks Honoring the Black Experience
The memorial includes a complex colored paving pattern ... This sculpture by William Behrends was inspired by the friendship of two Brooklyn Dodger baseball players, Jackie Robinson and Pee Wee Reese, ...