"A full cast production; the complete play ..." Compact discs. Featuring Edward Asner, Charlie Robinson, Carl Lumbly, David Downing, Tommy Hicks, Sterlilng Macer, Rugg Williams=.
Summary:
Presents a dramatized account of a meeting organized by Branch Rickey (Ed Asner) the general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers. The invited guests include heavyweight champion Joe Louis (Charlie Robinson), tap star Bill "Bojangles" Robinson (Tommy Hicks), and actor Paul Robeson (Carl Lumbly). 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, and their own struggles with segregation in the United States.
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