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

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

February 18, 2018 | 41 min

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.

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Documentary

Cast

Naomi Scott

James 'Mudcat' Grant

Naomi Scott

Grover 'Deacon' Jones

Naomi Scott

Jimmy Wynn

Naomi Scott

J.R. Richard

Naomi Scott

Tony Pérez

Naomi Scott

Orlando Cepeda

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