Jackie Robinson was born in Cairo, Georgia, on this day in history, Jan. 31, 1919. He broke baseball's color barrier in 1947, excelled in four sports at UCLA and served in U.S. Army in World War II.

A jersey of Jackie Robinson is displayed at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, commemorating the 75th anniversary of Jackie Robinson's integration of Major ...

Robinson was born in Cairo in 1919 but only spent his first 18 months here. Still, he has left a noticeable imprint on the town. “I’ve heard of Jackie Robinson all of my life.

She founded the Jackie Robinson Cairo Memorial Institute, pushed to get a 10-mile stretch of Georgia Highway 93 renamed after him, and, after she asked her family where exactly Robinson was born ...

Robinson was born in Cairo, Georgia and the Boys and Girls Club there bears his name. The Braves have hosted the Jackie Robinson Boys and Girls Club of Cairo the last several years. About 60 ...

The Birthplace of Jackie Robinson historical marker was erected in 2001 in Grady County, Georgia, by GHS and the Jackie Robinson Cairo Memorial Institute, Inc.

CAIRO, Ga. (WALB) - The Jackie Robinson Boys and Girls Club will soon be getting a new facility in Downtown Cairo. The facility will nearly double its ability to serve kids in after-school and ...

The Jackie Robinson Boys & Girls Club of Cairo-Grady County recently received $850,000 as it seeks to expand to serve more South Georgia children.

Born in 1919 in Cairo, Georgia, Jackie Robinson faced discrimination and segregation from a young age. His talent in baseball was evident early on, leading him to excel in college athletics before ...

Feb. 1—THOMASVILLE- Excitement was in the air on Wednesday, January 31, as the Jackie Robinson Boys and Girls Club of Cairo celebrated their namesake's 105th birthday and welcomed in rising ...

In 2021, another historical marker, this one in Cairo, Georgia, where Robinson was born, was damaged by gunfire. That marker was donated to the museum. Kendrick plans to display the cleats next to ...