Jackie Robinson Batting Frame Color:Silver during New York City's Straw

during New York City's Straw Hat Riot of 1922

” the yearlong “Black History

from November 1946 to May 1947

The train made a creaky and sooty run of 14 miles from City Hall in downtown Manhattan to Gun Hill Road in the Bronx for more than seven decades

completing the set

Jackie Robinson Batting Frame Color:Silver during New York City's StrawJackie Robinson, forever known as the man who broke baseball's color barrier, bats against the New York Yankees in the last pre season game before the start of the regular season in 1950. Behind the plate are catcher Yogi Berra and umpire Augie Donatelli. Robinson shook the baseball establishment and changed America forever in 1947, becoming the first African American to play in the major leagues. By 1949, he was the National League's Most Valuable