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Author:

Schmidt, Ed.

Title:

Mr. Rickey calls a meeting [sound recording CASS] / by Ed Schmidt.

Format:

[sound recording CASS] /

Publisher:

L.A. Theatre Works,

Copyright Date:

p1996

Description:

1 audio cassette (99 min.) : analog.

Subject:

Rickey, Branch,--1881-1965--Audio cassette.--Audio cassette.
Louis, Joe,--1914---Audio cassette.--Audio cassette.
Robinson, Bill,--1878-1949--Audio cassette.--Audio cassette.
Robeson, Paul,--1898-1976--Audio cassette.--Audio cassette.
Robinson, Jackie,--1919-1972--Audio cassette.--Audio cassette.
Baseball--Audio cassette.--Audio cassette.
African Americans--Audio cassette.--Drama--Audio cassette.
Radio plays--Audio Cassette
Discrimination in sports--Audio cassette.--Audio cassette.
United States--Audio cassette.--Drama--Audio cassette.

Other Authors:

Asner, Edward.
Robinson, Charlie.
Lumbly, Carl.
Epps, Sheldon.
L.A. Theatre Works.

Other Titles:

Play's the thing (Radio program) [sound recording CASS]

Notes:

Recorded by the L.A. Theatre Works as part of the live performance play series, "The play's the thing." Featuring Edward Asner, Charlie Robinson, and Carl Lumbly.

Summary:

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.

Series:

Audio theatre series

OCLC:

(OCoLC)38573477

LCCN:

98700944

Locations:

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)