Jackie Robinson Museum Opens In Manhattan After Years of Delay

By Ashlee Banks ·Updated July 28, 2022

The long-awaited Jackie Robinson Museum has finally opened in Manhattan.

After 14 years of being under construction, the museum opened its doors on Tuesday with a gala ceremony to honor the late Jackie Robinson, the Associated Press reported.

Robinson was the first African-American to play in Major League Baseball and helped change the trajectory for Black athletes across the nation. On October 25, 1972, Robinson died

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