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Gentlemen's agreement by franchise proprietors to exclude black players from their leagues remained in effect a Gentlemen's Agreement that would be enforced for six decades. During this period, black players were restricted to playing in the Negro Leagues.

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January 31, 1919 Jackie Robinson was born

He was born in Cairo, Georgia.

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He began UCLA

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Jackie joined the army

He fought in World War 2, where he was eventually honorably discharged.

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On 6 July he refused to obey a bus driver's.

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Jackie joined the Kansas City Monarchs
This was a Negro American League baseball team.

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He was named the International League's Most Valuable Player (MVP). He was the first black man   to receive this title.

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Jackie played in the All Stars, with a few other African-American men, they played in the first All Star game that included African-Americans.

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On 24 October 1972, Jackie Robinson died. He was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1986 by President Reagan

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1973 The Jackie Robinson Foundation was founded

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tribute initiated by Ken Griffey Jr, which became obligatory in 2004

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A biopic on Robinson's life and fight was released in 2013. It is called "42" and stars Chadwick Boseman.