Module 08: Jackie Robinson, Civil Rights Leader?

Evidence 10: Letter From Jackie Robinson to Ralph Norton

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Introduction

In this letter to Ralph Norton, a fellow alumnus of Pasadena Junior College, Robinson reports on his historic debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947, the appointment of Burt Shotton as the Dodgers' Manager, and the welfare of his wife and infant son.

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