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Brooklyn Dodgers' infielder Jackie Robinson is shown on April 18, 1948. Metal smiths in Colorado are remaking Robinson in bronze after the theft of a beloved Kansas statue of the civil rights baseball icon set off an outpouring of donations. Photo credit: The Associated Press

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WATCH: Jackie Robinson is rebuilt in bronze in Colorado after theft of statue from Kansas park

May 28, 2024
By The Associated Press
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A group of people gathered at the Jackie Robinson pavilion at McAdams Park in Wichita, Kansas, on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024. A bronze statue of baseball legend Jackie Robinson was cut down and stolen from this spot on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024, where a youth baseball league plays. At far right is League 42 Director Bob Lutz addressing the crowd. The statue is valued at $75,000. Photo credit: Jaime Green, The Wichita Eagle via The Associated Press

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Major League Baseball, the public step in to replace stolen Jackie Robinson statue on his 105th birthday

February 1, 2024
By The Associated Press
NABJ Black News & Views

A bronze statue of legendary baseball pioneer Jackie Robinson was stolen from a park in Wichita, Kansas, during the early morning hours of Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. The statue, valued at $75,000, was the centerpiece of the League 42 ballpark facility, a baseball league started in 2015 to help kids with little access to organized sports. The league currently has 600 kids signed up to play this spring. Wichita police said during a Friday news conference that they are working desperately to catch the thieves. Photo credit: Travis Heying, The Wichita Eagle via The Associated Press

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Burned remnants of prized Jackie Robinson statue found after theft from public park in Kansas

January 31, 2024
By The Associated Press
NABJ Black News & Views

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jackie robinson statue

WATCH: Jackie Robinson is rebuilt in bronze in Colorado after theft of statue from Kansas park

Major League Baseball, the public step in to replace stolen Jackie Robinson statue on his 105th birthday

Burned remnants of prized Jackie Robinson statue found after theft from public park in Kansas

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