Robinson, who died in 1972, had an impact beyond baseball, galvanizing a significant slice of American public opinion and boosting the civil rights movement.
The Jackie Robinson Museum has opened with a gala ceremony attended by the 100-year-old widow of the barrier-breaking ballplayer and two of his children.
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