Ken Burns Talks Race and Jackie RobinsonEnrique Hernandez of the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrates after hitting a homerun in the first inning against the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium on April 15, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. All players are wearing #42 in honor of Jackie Robinson Day. (Photo by Lisa Blumenfeld/Getty Images)LOS ANGELES It may have been Jackie Robinson Day at Dodger Stadium on Friday, but it was...
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Recalling the day Jackie Robinson ushered in a new era
BALTIMORE His name is Daniel Mason and he is 79 years old, and he celebrated Jackie Robinson Day at his usual post, by the right-field escalator at Camden Yards. Out on the field every Yankee and Oriole was wearing No. 42. Daniel Mason didnt have a jersey, just his black Orioles jacket, and an appreciation of April 15, 1947.
Its an important day for all of us, Mason said. It should be. Somebody had...
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