100 pictures on Jackie Robinson’s 100th birthday

Last Thursday — Jan. 31, 2019 — would have been Jackie Robinson’s 100th birthday.

Retrospectives and historical analysis of Robinson’s career and place in America’s civil rights history aren’t spare.

There’s this. And this. And this. And this. And this.

And this.

But this one is my favorite from last week, courtesy of The New York Times. Enjoy.

Author: Phillip Tutor

Baseball fan. St. Louis Cardinals fan. Raised on baseball in Memphis. Faux expert on baseball in Alabama. Lifetime .200 hitter, good glove, below-average arm.

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