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