Jackie Robinson’s signed contracts to be on temporary display at the New-York Historical Society
April Marks the 69th Anniversary of the Integration of Major League Baseball
Jackie Robinson’s contract with the Brooklyn Dodgers that broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier is on public view in New York and soon in other places, as well.
The April 11, 1947, document, together with a contract Robinson signed two years earlier with the Montreal Royals, is on display at Collectors Cafe, a new collectibles auction venture in Times Square.
On Friday, April 15 (Jackie Robinson Day), the documents will move to the New-York Historical Society, where they will be on view for one week before going on a tour of other cities. The New-York Historical Society is located at 170 Central Park West at 77th Street.