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Jackie Robinson - It all started with Jackie Robinson. The Brooklyn Dodgers second baseman was the first African-American Major League Baseball player in the modern era, breaking the color line in 1947. Robinson displayed his skills on the field and won the 1947 MLB Rookie of the Year award.(Photo H O/Ladov/REUTERS)
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