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\nBorn on the 23rd of march, 1914. He was an African American sportswriter and editor. Credited with the recommendation of Jackie Robinson to Branch Rickey of the Brooklyn Dodgers.He died of Pancreatic Cancer at the age of 58 on the 26th...\nBorn on the 23rd of march, 1914. He was an African American sportswriter and editor. Credited with the recommendation of Jackie Robinson to Branch Rickey of the Brooklyn Dodgers.

He died of Pancreatic Cancer at the age of 58 on the 26th of November, 1972\n
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2:03
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9th - Higher Ed
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Subjects
Social Studies & History
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\nThe Black History Buff\n\n
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2021
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English
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baseball, america, american history, jackie robinson, african american history
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