Jackie Robinson’s Game-changing Legacy 75 Years Later

April 22, 2022

It has been 75 years since Jackie Robinson took to the baseball diamond, becoming the first Black man to play in a Major League Baseball game. NBC’s Harry Smith reports for TODAY after sitting down with Robinson’s son, David.

 

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