African american Quote by Chadwick Boseman

Robinson was important to all blacks. To make it into the majors and to take all the name calling, he had to be something…

— Willie Mays

He struck a mighty blow for equality, freedom and the American way of life. Jackie Robinson was a good citizen, a great man, and…

— Ronald Reagan

After Jackie Robinson the most important black in baseball history is

— Reggie Jackson

The story of Jackie Robinson is also the story of Branch Rickey. He had many reasons for doing what he did, but he stood…

— Jim Brown

Jackie Robinson, as an athlete and as someone who was trying to make a stand for equality, he was exemplary.

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

After Jackie Robinson the most important black in baseball history is Reggie Jackson, I really mean that.

— Reggie Jackson

People look at black pride in America and sport's impact on it. In the major cities it took off the first time Jackie Robinson…

— Jerry Izenberg

There was never a man in the game who could put mind and muscle together quicker and with better judgment than (Jackie) Robinson.

— Branch Rickey

I cannot but feel that the one man, above all others, who deserves the eternal thanks of his own race, and all thinking people,…

— Ford Frick

For many years, even after Jackie Robinson, baseball was so segregated, really. You just didn't expect us to have a chance to do anything.…

— Hank Aaron

The path was not easier for Jackie Robinson simply because he embraced God.

— Ed Henry

It was a breaking period for black people coming into baseball, and how many followed depended on Jackie's conduct. But that's not the case…

— Frank Robinson