A Long Way from Home: The Untold Story of Baseball's Desegregation
2018
Documentary
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.
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Cast
Bobby Tolan as Bobby Tolan
Enos Cabell as Enos Cabell
Grover 'Deacon' Jones as Grover "Deacon" Jones
J.R. Richard as J.R. Richard
James 'Mudcat' Grant as James "Mudcat" Grant
Jimmy Wynn as Jimmy Wynn
Octavio “Cookie” Rojas as Octavio “Cookie” Rojas
Orlando Cepeda as Orlando Cepeda
Orlando Peña as Orlando Peña
Tony Pérez as Tony Pérez
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A Long Way from Home: The Untold Story of Baseball's Desegregation - Original Poster
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