The GOP now claims Jackie Robinson as one of its own. While Jackie Robinson did publicly express support for Governor Nelson Rockefeller and other Republicans, it was not because of party affiliation. This didn't stop another prominent Republican from attempting to present Jackie as the face of a more relevant and tolerant Republican Party.
This was in 1964, as Barry Goldwater campaigned for the Republican Presidential nomination. Jackie was invited to the Republican convention through a special arrangement made by Governor Rockefeller's office. What he saw and experienced there caused him to publicly condemn Goldwater and his party.