He died on Oct. 24, 1972 ... home, also the site of the Dayton Jazz Concert, on June 27, 1971. Robinson’s son Jackie Jr., who was killed in an automobile accident a week and a half ago, was ...

Martin Luther King Jr ... death in 1972, Robinson was a prominent figure in anything he believed in. Fifty years later, baseball is finally paying tribute to a man who at one time was unwanted.

The new film “42” chronicles and celebrates Jackie ... Luther King Jr. and Philadelphia Tribune publisher Dr. E. Washington Rhodes, also offered their support, according to Robinson.

Friendship with Louisville native Pee Wee Reese A day after Robinson died from a ... think I thought of Jackie as being black or white." Robinson joined Martin Luther King Jr. and more than ...