Subject(s): Jackie Robinson Sport: Baseball Location: Jackie Robinson Ballpark, Daytona, FL Unveiled: 15/9/1990 Sculptor: Jules Lasalle Material: Bronze Status: In Situ Inscription(s): Plaque 1: JACK ROOSEVELT "JACKIE" ROBINSON. THIS STATUE WAS DEDICATED SEPTEMBER 15, 1990 BY RACHEL ROBINSON. FORMERLY KNOWN AS CITY ISLAND BALL PARK, THIS IS THE SITE OF THE FIRST RACIALLY INTEGRATED SPRING TRAINING GAME WHICH WAS PLAYED ON MARCH 17, 1946 BETWEEN THE BROOKLYN DODGERS AND MONTREAL ROYALS. HALL OF FAME LEGEND JACKIE ROBINSON PLAYED FOR MONTREAL, THE BROOKLYN FARM TEAM THUS MARKING AN HISTORIC EVENT IN THE STRUGGLE TO ACHIEVE EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY IN MODERN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL. THE DAYTONA BEACH COMMUNITY IS PROUD TO HAVE HOSTED THAT LEGENDARY GAME AND SPRING TRAINING, BOTH OF WHICH ARE VIEWED AS MILESTONES IN THE HISTORY OF SPORTS AND CIVIL RIGHTS. [Three additional plaques listing instigators, contributors and the Jackie Robinson Statue Commitee members]. Links: None