Mr. Rickey calls a meeting
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Mr. Rickey calls a meeting
-- Mister Rickey calls a meeting
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Presents a dramatized account of a meeting organized by Branch Rickey, the general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers. The invited guests include heavyweight champion Joe Louis, tap star Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, and actor Paul Robeson. Rickey wants their backing when he taps Jackie Robinson to be the major league's first black ballplayer. The men discuss the integration of baseball, racial equality in the United States, and their own struggles with segregation.
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