On This Day (January 31): Baseball Great Jackie Robinson is Born

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Jackie Robinson

On Jan. 31, 1919, Hall of Fame baseball player Jackie Robinson was born. He was the person who encouraged #AnneMoody to write #ComingOfAgeinMississippi. He had heard her speak and was so impressed he urged her to tell her story in a book. She took his advice and the rest is history.

#JackieRobinson #Baseball #CivilRights #History #BlackHistory #Mississippi #WomensHistory #BlkTwitterstorians #Twitterstorians #OTD #ThisDayInHistory #OnThisDay

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