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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.
February 18, 2018
Hammer and Nail Productions
10 people
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
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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
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