Dodgers great Jackie Robinson was a household name before he broke the Major League Baseball color barrier in 1947. In ...

Jackie Robinson played in Louisville before he broke Major League Baseball's color barrier. He also came to Kentucky for the March on Frankfort.

Jackie Robinson was an exceptional athlete and a civil rights leader. On April 15, 1947, he broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball when he trotted out to first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers.

For Robinson, who broke Major League Baseball's color barrier in 1947 ... Slide into the driver's seat and picture Robinson gripping the wheel. The interior was a plush oasis, a world away ...