2MLBBreaking the Barrier
- Date
4/15/1947
- Location
Ebbets Field | Brooklyn, NY
- Moment
Jackie Robinson became the first African American to play in the major leagues when he debuted for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947.
- Impact
Robinson broke major league baseball's modern color barrier, ending decades of racial segregation and paving the way for generations of African Americans in pro baseball.
