Jackie Robinson

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civil rights activist human professional baseball player

Jackie Robinson was a pioneering American baseball player who broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier in 1947 and became a symbol of the civil rights movement.

Aliases (2)

Jack Roosevelt Robinson ×1
Jackie Robinson’s MLB debut ×1

Statements (71)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	civil rights activist → human → professional baseball player →
awardReceived	Congressional Gold Medal → National League Most Valuable Player Award → National League batting title → Presidential Medal of Freedom → Rookie of the Year Award →
bats	right →
burialPlace	Cypress Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York, United States →
causeOfDeath	heart attack →
child	David Robinson → Jackie Robinson Jr. → Sharon Robinson →
coAuthor	Alfred Duckett →
collegeAttended	UCLA →
commemorativeDay	Jackie Robinson Day →
commemorativeDayDate	April 15 →
conflict	World War II →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1919-01-31 →
dateOfDeath	1972-10-24 →
educatedAt	John Muir High School → Pasadena Junior College →
ethnicGroup	African American →
familyName	Robinson →
fieldOfWork	racial integration in sports →
fullName	Jack Roosevelt Robinson →
givenName	Jack →
hallOfFame	National Baseball Hall of Fame →
honoredBy	retirement of jersey number 42 across MLB in 1997 →
inductedIntoHallOfFame	1962 →
inspired	integration of professional sports in the United States →
jerseyNumber	42 →
knownFor	breaking the MLB color barrier → symbol of the civil rights movement →
league	Major League Baseball → Negro Leagues →
middleName	Roosevelt →
militaryBranch	United States Army →
MLBDebutDate	1947-04-15 →
MLBDebutTeam	Brooklyn Dodgers →
MLBNumberRetired	42 →
movement	American civil rights movement →
notableEvent	broke Major League Baseball color barrier in 1947 →
notableWork	I Never Had It Made →
numberRetiredBy	all Major League Baseball teams →
occupation	baseball player → civil rights advocate → sports executive →
placeOfBirth	Cairo, Georgia, United States →
placeOfDeath	Stamford, Connecticut, United States →
playedCollegeSport	college baseball at UCLA → college basketball at UCLA → college football at UCLA → track and field at UCLA →
portrayedBy	Chadwick Boseman →
positionPlayed	first baseman → outfielder → second baseman → shortstop → third baseman →
religion	Christianity →
residence	Brooklyn, New York, United States →
sexOrGender	male →
sport	baseball →
spouse	Rachel Robinson →
subjectOf	film "42" →
team	Brooklyn Dodgers → Kansas City Monarchs →
throws	right →

Referenced by (17)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
American League Rookie of the Year → National League Rookie of the Year Award →	firstWinner
Kansas City Monarchs → Los Angeles Dodgers →	notablePlayer
Jackie Robinson ("Jack Roosevelt Robinson") →	fullName
Los Angeles Dodgers →	hasHallOfFamer
Ebbets Field ("Jackie Robinson’s MLB debut") →	notableEvent
Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters →	notablePersonFeatured
Spingarn Medal →	notableRecipient
Roy Campanella →	notableTeammate
Chadwick Boseman →	portrayed
Mack Robinson →	relative
Detroit Tigers →	retiredNumberHonoree
Milwaukee Brewers →	retiredNumberPerson
Mack Robinson →	sibling
UCLA Bruins baseball →	stadiumNamesake
Pee Wee Reese →	teammateOf