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

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

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Directed by award-winning filmmaker Gaspar González, A Long Way from Home chronicles the struggles and triumphs of the pioneering Black and Latino players who followed Jackie Robinson into white professional baseball. Often playing their minor-league ball in small, remote towns where racial segregation remained a fact of life well into the 1960s, these men endured inferior accommodations, the scorn of white teammates, and racist threats to pursue their big-league dreams — and make America’s pastime truly open to all. Features original, revealing interviews with such players as James “Mudcat” Grant, Grover “Deacon” Jones, Jimmy Wynn, J.R. Richard, Tony Pérez, and Orlando Cepeda.

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Film Info
Country: U.S.
Release Year: 2018
Runtime: 41 min
Director: Gaspar González
Rating: Not Rated
Language: English
Format: DCP

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Wed. Feb, 25

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