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1. TFK Biographies: Jackie Robinson

   Learn interesting facts about Jackie Robinson. Then, show off what you know, or meet his daughter, Sharon.

   http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/specials/articles/0%2c6709%2c714576%2c00.html

   
   

2. Baseball and Jackie Robinson

   Learn about the first African-American to play in major league baseball, as well as the history of baseball and the development of the Negro Leagues.

   http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/collections/robinson/

   
   

3. Breaking the Barriers: A Houston Chronicle Special Section

   Read just how far African-Americans have come in sports from Jesse Owens and Joe Louis to Jackie Robinson and beyond.

   http://www.chron.com/content/chronicle/sports/special/barriers/index.html

   
   

4. Jackie Robinson: Civil Rights Advocate

   Original documents sent by Jackie Robinson regarding civil rights in America. Includes pictures and quotes.

   http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/jackie-robinson/index.html

   
   

5. Stamp on Black History: Jackie Robinson

   Learn about this man who broke the color barrier in baseball when he became the first African-American to play in the Major Leagues.

   http://library.thinkquest.org/10320/Robinson.htm?tqskip1=1&tqtime=0109

   
   

6. Thomson Gale: Jackie Robinson

   Read this biography about the baseball player who signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947.

   http://www.galegroup.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/robinson_j.htm

   
   

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