Honoring Black History Month: 

here is a biography video about

Jackie Robinson

When he stepped onto Ebbets Field on April 15, 1947, Jack Roosevelt “Jackie” Robinson became the first African American in the 20th century to play baseball in the major leagues—breaking the “color line,” a segregation practice dating to the 19th century.

Source: http://www.loc.gov/topics/baseball/featured/jackierobinson.html