In 1947, during his short stay with the Kansas City Monarchs, Jackie Robinson lived at the hotel. After Ella died in 1953, ...

Baseball legend Jackie Robinson, born Jan. 31 ... Robinson joined the Negro League’s Kansas City Monarchs in 1945 for a reported $400 a month. On Oct. 23, 1945, Robinson signed a contract ...

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"Jackie Robinson's impact was greater than just ... In 1945, Robinson spent an unhappy season barnstorming with the Kansas City Monarchs. The educated Robinson, a nonsmoker and nondrinker, didn ...

Robinson played for the Negro Leagues' Kansas City Monarchs before joining the Brooklyn Dodgers. His impact was felt beyond sports; he galvanized the civil rights movement. He died in 1972.

Jackie Robinson led the way for generations of ... In 1945, he played shortstop for the Kansas City Monarchs in the Negro League. That year, Happy Chandler became the major leagues' new ...