The grandson of a slave, Jack Roosevelt Robinson was born Jan. 31, 1919, in Cairo, Ga. After his father left, his mother moved the family to Calif., where Jackie excelled in high school sports.

Born on December 7, 1942, in Baltimore, Maryland, Lewis grew up in a working-class family. His grandfather ... “I had been looking for the individual that I felt could be the Jackie Robinson of ...

"Jackie Robinson's impact was greater than just ... His father, Jerry, was a ladies man who deserted the family six months after his birth. When his mother Mallie was told by her half-brother ...

As both anticipate, this proves a major challenge for Robinson and his family as they endure unrelenting racist hostility on and off the field, from player and fan alike. As Jackie struggles ...

Until his 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. Although these ...

Twelve-year-old George Bates visited Daytona Beach in 1946 when he and his family went to a ballgame ... The now 90-year-old remembers being Jackie Robinson's first bat boy.