P HILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- About 100 children, city leaders and baseball fans -some wearing Jackie Robinson jerseys - gathered in Philadelphia to honor the baseball pioneer in a city where he experienced racism as Major League Baseball's first black player nearly 70 years ago. The City Council is highlighting an official apology during a ceremony Friday honoring the first black Major League player. Last month, council unanimously adopted a resolution to honor Robinson's achievements and officially apologized for the racism he experienced in the city. The gathering was at the Philadelphia Stars Negro League Memorial Park to honor the man who broke color barriers on April 15th, 1947. "We look at Jackie Robinson as a baseball player, but he was much more than that. He stood up when others didn't...
