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Lorraine Day
Called first lady of baseball
Jackie Robison
First african american to play in the Major Leagues
Burt Shotton
He replaced Leo Durocher as the manager of the Dodgers
Rachel Isum
Jackie Robison's wife
Clay Hopper
Minor league manager for Jackie Robinson when he played for Montreal
Branch Rickey
Owner and manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers
Kirbie Higbe
Pitcher for the Dodgers traded to Pittsburg Pirates
Ben Chapman
Pittsburg manager with racial slurs
Red Barber
Play by play announcer for the Dodgers
Pee Wee Reese
Short stop for the Dodgers and stood up for Robinson
Wendell Smith
Sports writer who chronicled Robison's season
Dixe Walker
Started petition that refused to play with Jackie Robinson