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1947 - Jackie Robinson
Event Date:
April 15, 1947
Event Type:
Modern Era Begins 1946-1959
- Charlotte's Charles Younge, holding the bat, stands beside Dodger Jackie Robinson and Charlotte Observer carriers.
- Jackie Robinson plays second base for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Before that time, blacks could only play in separate Negro leagues.
- The carriers had won a trip to New York by signing up new subscribers.
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