Mosley, John W
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An image [left to right] of Brooklyn Dodgers' Jackie Robinson (1919-1972), Duke Snider (1926-2011), and Roy Campanella (1921-1993), stand and hold bats in the dugout. Jackie Robinson was the first African American to play in major league baseball in the modern era and was elected to the baseball Hall of Fame in 1962. Duke Snider was a Hall of Fame center fielder renowned for his home run drives and superb defensive play with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Roy Campanella was the first African American catcher in Major League Baseball history and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1969.
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PA DigitalKeywords
- African American Athletes
- African American Icons
- African American Men
- African Americans
- Athletes
- Baseball
- Baseball Players
- Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball Team)
- Campanella, Roy, 1921 1993
- Major League Baseball (Organization)
- Robinson, Jack Roosevelt, 1919 1972
- Snider, Edwin Donald, 1926 2011
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