On June 10, 1946, Jackie Robinson met with Brooklyn Dodgers executive Branch Rickey to discuss his future in Major League Baseball. Although Robinson had already signed with the Dodgers\’ minor league affiliate in 1945, this pivotal meeting began shaping the plan to bring him into the major leagues. Rickey was testing Robinson’s temperament as much as his talent, challenging him to withstand racial abuse without retaliation. This conversation laid the groundwork for Robinson’s debut in 1947 as the first African American in modern Major League Baseball. The June 10 meeting is widely seen as a milestone in sports integration, as Robinson\’s courage and discipline helped open the door for future Black athletes across all professional sports in America.
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