On August 28, 1945 Jackie Robinson met with baseball commissioner Branch Rickey to discuss his future and the difficulties he would face as the first black player in major league baseball. Later, Robinson would agree to a salary of $600 per month, plus a $3,500 signing bonus, to break in with Montreal Royals farm club for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Robinson would play with the Royals for the 1946 season before joining the Dodgers in l947.
For more Georgia history, day by day visit The University of Georgia's Carl Vinson Institute of Government
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