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SPORT | Former Dodger GM’s exile from baseball: Was justice done?
Despite Al Campanis’ historic racist remark, he was a proud and honorable man who was mistreated by pro baseball’s self-righteous moral guardians. By Murray Polner | The Rag Blog | August 26, 2014 I often think of Al Campanis, a … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Campanis, Branch Rickey, Jackie Robinson, Major League Baseball, Murray Polner, Nightline, Racism, Rag Bloggers, Sports
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FILM / Dave Zirin : ’42’ is Jackie Robinson’s Bitter Pill
A Review of ’42’:Jackie Robinson’s bitter pill This was a man tortured by the fact that his own experience was used as a cudgel against building a public, fighting movement against racial injustice. By Dave Zirin | The Rag … Continue reading
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Tagged African-American History, Baseball, Branch Rickey, Civil Rights Movement, Dave Zirin, Film, Jackie Robinson, Malcolm X, Racism, Sports
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Lester ‘Red’ Rodney : The Sportswriter Who Helped Break Baseball’s Color Line
Sportswriter Lester “Red” Rodney, September 2007. Photograph by Byron LaGoy / Wikipedia Commons.More than a sportswriter: Lester ‘Red’ Rodney: 1911-2009By Dave Zirin / December 24, 2009 It didn’t make SportsCenter, but one of history’s most influential sportswriters died this week … Continue reading
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Tagged African-American, Baseball, Civil Rights, Communist Party, Deaths, Jackie Robinson, Journalists, People, Sports
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