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Jackie Robinson
After his baseball years, Jackie Robinson did a substantial amount of work for non-profit organizations, including the NAACP, or National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. As well as this, Robinson also wrote many articles in the New York Times and New York Amsterdam News, offering fresh insight into the life of a "hall of famer," and the work following his historic years on the baseball field. In these articles, Robinson freely spoke his mind about injustices against African Americans and their civil rights. In July, 1949 Robinson testified on discrimination before the House Un-American Activities Committee. Also, in 1952 Jackie called out the New York Yankees as a racist organization for not having broken the color barrier five years after he began playing with the Dodgers.
Jackie Robinson giving a speech about racial equalities, and the rights of African Americans.
Jackie Robinson's official gravestone, buried in Cypress Hills Cemetery, New York City, New York.
October 24,1972 Jackie Robinson dies due to heart problems and diabetes complications, in Stanford Conneticut. After his death, his wife (Rachel Robnison) established the Jackie Robinson Foundation in dedication to honoring Jackies life and work.
The Jacky Robinson Foundation is a non-profit organization that gives scholarships to minority youth, for higher education
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