Episode 222: "Reclaiming 42"
Baseball by the Book
English - October 15, 2019 04:02 - 58 minutes - 81 MB - ★★★★★ - 625 ratingsSports Arts Books authors baseball books history sports statistics Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Over the past two decades, Major League Baseball has put a lot of effort into honoring Jackie Robinson as a heroic man who broke the color barrier. But Robinson's legacy has been sanitized and oversimplified, says author David Naze. Robinson was a complex man who engaged in controversial political activity, had public clashes with other prominent African-Americans and didn't hesitate to criticize MLB.
Featured song: "This is My Country," the Impressions.