Virtual Museum of African Diaspora
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Selected vintqage equipment in the VMAD collection
1949 Color Magazine
Cover article "Larry Doby - Can he catch Campanella"
Cover is autographed by Doby
 
 
1946 Negro Baseball Yearbook
Features Jackie Robinson in his first and only year in the Negro Leagues


1938 Pasedena Collage Yearbook
Featuring several photographs of Jackie Robinson in his junior college - starring in football, track, football and baseball
September 22, 1947, TIME Magazine
Cover article entitled "Jackie Robinson: He and the boss took a chance"
OUR SPORTS
Edited by Jackie Robinson, this short lived magazine was aimed squarely at the African American Community. The cover story is "Let's Get Satchel Paige in the Hall of Fame." Twenty one years later he finally was.
Pitchin' Man: "Satchel" Paige's Own Story
May 8, 1950 LIFE Magazine
Cover story "Jackie Robinson: Star Ballplayer Stars in a Movie"
August 14, 1950 Quick Magazine
Cover article "Larry Doby: Better Than Jackie Robinson?"
Jackie Robinson Comic Book, Number 2