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NEW YORK -- The Jackie Robinson Museum held a ribbon-cutting event Tuesday morning, commemorating its long-awaited opening in a quest to advance the legacy of Jackie Robinson.
The museum, located on Varick St. in Lower Manhattan and funded by the Jackie Robinson Foundation, will officially open to the public on Sept. 5. Its goal is to educate the public on the life, legacy and values of a civil rights pioneer who was the first to cross the MLB color barrier in 1947.
Special guests attending the highly anticipated ribbon-cutting included Jackie’s wife, Rachel, and their children David and Sharon, along with the President & CEO of the Jackie Robinson Foundation, Della Britton; New York City mayor Eric Adams; tennis legend Billie Jean King; former MLB pitcher CC Sabathia; and movie director Spike Lee.
NEW YORK -- The Jackie Robinson Museum held a ribbon-cutting event Tuesday morning, commemorating its long-awaited opening in a quest to advance the legacy of Jackie Robinson.
The museum, located on Varick St. in Lower Manhattan and funded by the Jackie Robinson Foundation, will officially open to the public on Sept. 5. Its goal is to educate the public on the life, legacy and values of a civil rights pioneer who was the first to cross the MLB color barrier in 1947.
Special guests attending the highly anticipated ribbon-cutting included Jackie’s wife, Rachel, and their children David and Sharon, along with the President & CEO of the Jackie Robinson Foundation, Della Britton; New York City mayor Eric Adams; tennis legend Billie Jean King; former MLB pitcher CC Sabathia; and movie director Spike Lee.
