A museum celebrating the legacy of Jackie Robinson opened Tuesday in Manhattan:
In 1947, Jackie Robinson broke Major League Baseball's color barrier that segregated the sport for more than 50 years. He went on to have an illustrious career in sports, before becoming VP of a Fortune 500 company, a political advisor and a key figure in the Civil Rights MovementA museum celebrating the legacy of Jackie Robinson, the civil rights icon who broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball, opened Tuesday.
The Jackie Robinson Museum is a 19,380-square-foot space that will showcase the life and legacy of the baseball great.A museum celebrating the legacy of Jackie Robinson, the civil rights icon who broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball, opened Tuesday in Manhattan with a host of the baseball great's family members, other athletes, celebrities and politicians in attendance.
The Jackie Robinson Museum is a 19,380-square-foot space that will showcase the life and legacy of the icon. Located on Canal and Varick streets -- near Holland Tunnel -- in Lower Manhattan, the museum builds upon the Jackie Robinson Foundation’s mission by educating the public around the legacy of Jackie Robinson and the ideals and values that defined his life.
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