A Long Way from Home: The Untold Story of Baseball's Desegregation

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A Long Way from Home: The Untold Story of Baseball's Desegregation

Jackie Robinson broke baseball’s color line in 1947, but it took another generation of Black and Latino players to make the sport truly open to all. Playing in remote minor-league towns, these were the men who, before they could live their big-league dreams, first had to beat Jim Crow.

Release Date

2018-02-18

Year

2018

Duration

41m

Status

Released

Score

0.00

#sports#civil-rights

Cast

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James 'Mudcat' Grant

James "Mudcat" Grant

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Grover 'Deacon' Jones

Grover "Deacon" Jones

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Jimmy Wynn

Jimmy Wynn

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J.R. Richard

J.R. Richard

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Tony Pérez

Tony Pérez

Orlando Cepeda

Orlando Cepeda

Orlando Cepeda

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Enos Cabell

Enos Cabell

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Octavio “Cookie” Rojas

Octavio “Cookie” Rojas

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Orlando Peña

Orlando Peña

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Bobby Tolan

Bobby Tolan