The 1946 season lasted only a few weeks before the league folded after Jackie Robinson went on the break the Major League color line in 1947 with Branch Rickey's Brooklyn Dodgers.
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United States Negro League (USNL)
1946 USNL Season Overview
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Branch Rickey signed Jackie Robinson, who never played in the USBL, in October of 1945. The 1946 season lasted only a few weeks before the league folded. Robinson went on the break the Major League color line in 1947 with Rickey's Brooklyn Dodgers.
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