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Every baseball fan should know the Negro Leagues

Editor’s Note: The language used to describe many of the organizations and events contained in this article reflects the rhetoric of its time. It is not the intent of the author, editor or the Technique to be insensitive or offensive, but merely to accurately describe the history contained in this piece.

Across every major league baseball park in America, there is one retired number that always hangs in the rafters, honoring the legacy of one of the most famous athletes in American history.

42, worn by Jackie Robinson.

For decades, the MLB has broadcasted Robinson’s story in the name of racial equality.