In the Dugout with Jackie Robinson Programs
In 1947, Jackie Robinson made history when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers and became the first African American in Major League Baseball. Our exhibition, In the Dugout with Jackie Robinson, features some 30 images of Robinson and the Dodgers taken for Look magazine. Join us for a series of programs, co-presented with the Jackie Robinson Foundation, that explore Robinson's life, legacy, and impact on activism in sports.
Past Event: Jackie Robinson: The Personal and Political
Jackie Robinson's daughter Sharon Robinson, historian Jonathan Eig, and journalist Budd Mishkin reflect on the unlikely hero who helped to launch the modern civil rights era.
Past Event: Athletes to Activists: Politics of the Playing Field
Olympic sprinter John Carlos, who famously raised a fist in protest during at the 1968 Olympic Games, talks with ESPN’s Howard Bryant.Supporters and Partners
In the Dugout with Jackie Robinson is made possible in part by The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation and The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, with additional support provided by Martin L. Edelman, Esq; Gregg A. Gonsalves; and Peter O’Malley. (as of December 20, 2018).
Programs in this series are made possible in part by Jim Hanley & Taconic Builders and co-presented with the Jackie Robinson Foundation.
![A museum photo by Wurts Bros of [Mushing at the North American Winter Sports Show] taken in 1936.](https://www.mcny.org/sites/default/files/styles/mcny_col_3_thumbnail/public/X2010_7_2_06962.jpg?itok=BMO-MlgE)
