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Raised by his mother in a poor Pasadena neighborhood, Jackie went on to earn letters in four sports at UCLA. Branch Rickey of the Brooklyn Dodgers gave him an opportunity to play professionally. He was Rookie of the Year despite discrimination, and went on to fight racial prejudice on and off the field.Greene, Carol is the author of 'Jackie Robinson: Baseball's First Black Major Leaguer', published 1990 under ISBN 9780516042114 and ISBN 0516042114.
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