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At event celebrating Jackie's birthday, Salem kids get valuable education
SALEM, Mass. - Melany Vasquez didn't know much about Jackie Robinson. The eighth grader at Collins Middle School in Salem, Mass.
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This surprising aspect of Jackie Robinson's legacy endures
When Brooklyn Dodgers general manager Branch Rickey met Jackie Robinson in 1945 to recruit him as Major League Baseball's first black player, he tested Robinson's resolve.