The Pittsburg Courier national edition, April 19th, 1947

The Pittsburgh Courier is one of the major black newspapers in the country at the time with a national edition and a Washington edition. I only find a copy of the national edition published in April 19th, 1947 on a microfilm in the Knight Library at the University of Oregon.

The newspaper shows multiple pictures of Robinson with Dodgers' uniform on and pictures of the crowd on the front page. In addition, it features numerous pictures of Robinson on and off the field competing, with his family, or with Dodgers personnels on page 19. It gives the audience a feeling of special report on Robinson's historic debut in the Major League.

In Wendell Smith's report on the exhibition series between the Dodgers and the Yankees, he shows the excitement of the black community and fans. It is truly a tremendous occasion for African Americans to have a representative in one of the major American sports. Black fans are trying to come up with money just to be able to watch Robinson play...in the exhibition game. After decades of segregation and discrimination, society finally advances to another level and begins to integrate through sports. This report also provides a different perspective from the black community. The New York area press, such as the Daily Worker and the New York Times, demonstrate their attitude and reporting style from the white press perspective. The Pittsburgh Courier offers a different type of voice, and the voice that may have similar opinions to Robinson's.