The right of every American to play in the sun, to walk in the sun, to live in the sun, and to go to the polls in the sun, and by God, we are going to have it.
— Jackie Robinson Modern

Broke baseball color barrier

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Context

Reported statement.

Date / Period

1960s

Category

Humorous

Source

https://www.biography.com/athletes/jackie-robinson

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