A Handshake for the Century
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title:
A Handshake for the Century
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A Handshake for the Century is a bronze statue located in Youngstown, Ohio. The statue commemorates a handshake between African American baseball player Jackie Robinson of the Montreal Royals and his white teammate George Shuba, a native of Youngstown. Created by sculptor Marc Mellon, it was veiled in 2021, seventy-five years after it occurred. The statue depicts a moment from April 18, 1946, the day Robinson became the first African-American baseball player to break into "organized professional
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Statue in Youngstown, Ohio, U.S.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Handshake_for_the_Century
date created:
2021-07-18T15:15:50Z
date modified:
2024-09-13T17:40:20Z
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