A letter from Jackie Robinson to President Eisenhower, May 13, 1958.

Written by one of the most famous Negro League and Major League baseball players, this letter demonstrates Jackie Robinson’s activism on behalf of the civil rights movement and the freedom and citizenship rights of African Americans.

Citation Information
“Letter from Jackie Robinson to President Eisenhower of May 13, 1958,” Digital Public Library of America, https://dp.la/item/013456168b99c2ced219c2c8fe12b898.
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Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration.

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