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Rickey chose Jackie Robinson as the first African American player for the Brooklyn Dodgers because he was just as good or better than his Caucasian players, he stood up for what he believed in, and was intelligent.
Branch Rickey, president of the Brooklyn Dodgers, asked Jackie Robinson to sign with the Dodgers.
Jackie Robinson was not traded from Montreal. The Montreal Royals were a farm team of the Brooklyn Dodgers. When Robinson signed with the Dodgers, he played his first season (1946) with the Royals. The Dodgers brought him up to the parent team in 1947 and he played with the Dodgers through the 1956 season.
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He was in the army first
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