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4 to Watch: On His 100th Birthday, a New Exhibit Celebrates the Life and Legacy of Jackie Robinson

The exhibit in New York features photos and other items from the life on an American icon

On his 100th birthday, a new exhibit features items from the life of Dodgers legend Jackie Robinson.

It's one of four stories we're featuring today on NBCLA.com

Remembering Jackie Robinson, an American Icon

Jackie Robinson, who died at age 53 in 1972, would have turned 100 on Thursday. The centennial of his birth marks the opening of an exhibit at the Museum of the City of New York titled "In the Dugout with Jackie Robinson: An Intimate Portrait of a Baseball Legend." See inside.

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In this Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019 photo, a glove used by Brooklyn Dodgers baseball player Jackie Robinson is displayed at the exhibit "In the Dugout with Jackie Robinson: An Intimate Portrait of a Baseball Legend" at the Museum of City of New York in New York. The 100th anniversary of Robinson's birth is celebrated Thursday, Jan. 31, with the opening of the exhibit. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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In this Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019 photo, photographs of and information about Brooklyn Dodgers baseball player Jackie Robinson are displayed at the exhibit "In the Dugout with Jackie Robinson: An Intimate Portrait of a Baseball Legend" at the Museum of City of New York in New York. The 100th anniversary of Robinson's birth is celebrated Thursday, Jan. 31, with the opening of the exhibit. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
In this Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019 photo, photographs of Brooklyn Dodgers baseball player Jackie Robinson are displayed at the exhibit "In the Dugout with Jackie Robinson: An Intimate Portrait of a Baseball Legend" at the Museum of City of New York in New York. The 100th anniversary of Robinson's birth is celebrated Thursday, Jan. 31, with the opening of the exhibit. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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In this In this Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019 photo phot, banner with a picture of Brooklyn Dodgers baseball player Jackie Robinson is displayed at the exhibit "In the Dugout with Jackie Robinson: An Intimate Portrait of a Baseball Legend" at the Museum of City of New York in New York. The 100th anniversary of Robinson's birth is celebrated Thursday, Jan. 31, with the opening of the exhibit. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
In this Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019 photo, news articles about Brooklyn Dodgers baseball player Jackie Robinson are displayed at the exhibit "In the Dugout with Jackie Robinson: An Intimate Portrait of a Baseball Legend" at the Museum of City of New York in New York. The 100th anniversary of Robinson's birth is celebrated Thursday, Jan. 31, with the opening of the exhibit. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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In this Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019 photo, a woman walks past a large photograph of Brooklyn Dodgers baseball player Jackie Robinson, left, at the exhibit "In the Dugout with Jackie Robinson: An Intimate Portrait of a Baseball Legend" at the Museum of City of New York in New York. The 100th anniversary of Robinson's birth is celebrated Thursday, Jan. 31, with the opening of the exhibit. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

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