Jackie Robinson, the first African American in major league baseball, who visited his Los Angeles mother for the first time since his retirement, was presented a scroll by the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors. From left, Robinson, Supervisor Kenneth Hahn, Rev. Maurice Dawkins.
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