A Long Way from Home: The Untold Story of Baseball's Desegregation
Documentary
0.0
0.00h 41m
February 18, 2018
Overview
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.
Director
Gaspar González
Cast
J
James 'Mudcat' Grant
James "Mudcat" Grant
G
Grover 'Deacon' Jones
Grover "Deacon" Jones
J
Jimmy Wynn
Jimmy Wynn
J
J.R. Richard
J.R. Richard
T
Tony Pérez
Tony Pérez
Orlando Cepeda
Orlando Cepeda
E
Enos Cabell
Enos Cabell
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