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Radio 4,18 Apr 1997,15 mins

Jackie Robinson (1919 – 1972)

Letter from America by Alistair Cooke

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A tribute to Jackie Robinson (1919 – 1972) the first black Major League baseball player who ended racial segregation when he debuted with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947.

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