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Word: barriers (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...kind of wait for Jackie Robinson to break the barrier," Aaron says...

Author: By Douglas M. Pravda, | Title: Aaron: Icon of Perseverance | 6/7/1995 | See Source »

Robinson became the first player to break the color barrier in professional baseball when he signed with the Montreal Royals, a Brooklyn Dodger minor league team in the International League on October...

Author: By Douglas M. Pravda, | Title: Aaron: Icon of Perseverance | 6/7/1995 | See Source »

Robinson later broke the major league color barrier on April 10, 1947, when he signed a contract to play for the Dodgers...

Author: By Douglas M. Pravda, | Title: Aaron: Icon of Perseverance | 6/7/1995 | See Source »

...Negro leagues continued to operate even after Robinson broke the color barrier, and Aaron began his baseball career playing for the Indianapolis Clowns in the Negro American Leagues, the only Black team for whom he played...

Author: By Douglas M. Pravda, | Title: Aaron: Icon of Perseverance | 6/7/1995 | See Source »

After the heard-fought victory over the Tigers, the Crimson still had another barrier to knock down--Navy...

Author: By Jill L. Brenner, | Title: M. Tennis Nips Princeton, Zips Navy | 4/17/1995 | See Source »

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