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

The read

It runs a compact 41m.

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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Key crew

• Gaspar GonzálezDirector

Cast

• James 'Mudcat' GrantJames "Mudcat" Grant
• Grover 'Deacon' JonesGrover "Deacon" Jones
• Jimmy WynnJimmy Wynn
• J.R. RichardJ.R. Richard
• Tony PérezTony Pérez
• Orlando CepedaOrlando Cepeda
• Enos CabellEnos Cabell
• Octavio “Cookie” RojasOctavio “Cookie” Rojas
• Orlando PeñaOrlando Peña
• Bobby TolanBobby Tolan

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