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Jackie Robinson

Jack Roosevelt Robinson was the first African-American baseball player in the Major League's. he was born in Georgia, where he was raised by his mother. his middle name was in honor of Theodore Roosevelt, whom had died just 25 days earlier. Jackie married Rachel Robinson and had ten children with her. He died of a heart attack in Conneticut at the age of 53, as he had heart problems and diabetes.

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