Screening followed by dialogue with co-writer Matthew Frye Jacobson (professor of African-American Studies at Yale) about the history and ongoing struggle of desegregating baseball and other institutions.

"A topic that needs to be discussed." -David Weinstein, HWTP Sports Talk

"The start of the efforts to collect the dying history of the desegregation struggle and revive interest in the game among young blacks." - African-American News & Issues

A Long Way From Home chronicles the struggles and triumphs of the African-American and Latino players who followed Jackie Robinson into white professional baseball. Playing their minor-league ball in small, remote towns where racial segregation remained a fact of life well into the 1960s, these were the men who, before they could live their big-league dreams, first had to beat Jim Crow. Featuring original, revealing interviews with James "Mudcat" Grant, Grover "Deacon" Jones, Jimmy Wynn, J.R. Richard, Tony Perez, and Orlando Cepeda, among others. Presented in partnership with Mid America American Studies Association (MAASA).