In three years in the big leagues, Jackie Robinson had become a superstar, despite racial equality developing slowly across ...
The first contract Jackie Robinson signed along with Brooklyn Dodgers president Branch Rickey ... contract along with Rickey and National League president Ford Frick. He would be paid $5,000 ...
Branch Rickey is a Major League team executive with ... As Jackie struggles against his nature to endure such abuse without complaint, he finds allies and hope where he least expects it.