Documentary · United States of America · 2018 · 41m

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

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Director
Gaspar González
Cast
James 'Mudcat' Grant as James "Mudcat" Grant Grover 'Deacon' Jones as Grover "Deacon" Jones Jimmy Wynn as Jimmy Wynn J.R. Richard as J.R. Richard Tony Pérez as Tony Pérez Orlando Cepeda as Orlando Cepeda
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
sportscivil rights
Key Collaborators
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