Baseball's Black Problem
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American professional baseball player Jackie Robinson (1919 - 1972) of the Brooklyn Dodgers, dressed in a road uniform, crouches by the base and prepares to catch a ball, 1951.
( Keystone / Getty )
( Keystone / Getty )
Produced by Kristen Meinzer