On June 7, 1957, Howard University awarded honorary degrees of Doctor of Laws to the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and recently-retired Brooklyn Dodgers infielder Jackie Robinson.The Dodgers and King have been intertwined through Robinson, who famously broke MLB's color barrier on April 15, 1947.
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