Rachel Robinson
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Rachel Robinson, born Rachel Annetta Isum (born 1922), was the wife of the famous African-American baseball player, Jackie Robinson, and founder of the non-profit Jackie Robinson Foundation. Rachel was born in Los Angeles, California, and attended UCLA. There, she met Jackie in 1941, and she married him in 1946. A baby, Jackie Robinson, Jr. was born to her in November 1946.
In 1973, after Jackie died, she founded the Jackie Robinson Foundation.
[edit] External links
- Timeline in the Life of Jackie and Rachel Robinson
- Rachel Robinson biography and video interview excerpts by The National Visionary Leadership Project
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