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African American
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Beginning of Civil War
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Emancipation Proclamtion
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation freeing all enslaved people in the USA. -
End of Civil War
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Abraham Lincoln was assassinated
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Jackie Robinson is born in Cairo, Georgia
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Jackie Robinson enrolls in UCLA
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Jackie Robinson joins the US Army
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Jackie Robinson joins the Negro baseball league and plays for the Kansas City Monarchs
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Jackie Robinson meets with Branch Rickey and agrees to play with the Brooklyn Dodgers orginization
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Jackie Robinson signs a contract with the Montreal Royals
Jackie recieved a $3,500 bonus with $600 dolars per month -
Jackie Robinson has his Major League debut on the Brooklyn Dodgers
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Jackie is inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown