A LONG WAY FROM HOME: THE UNTOLD STORY OF BASEBALL'S DESEGREGATION

Showings

Ped Mall -Scene 1 Sat, Apr 7, 2018 10:00 AM
Event Info
Dialogue:co-writer Matthew Frye Jacobson
Series Info
Series:Special Event
Film Info
Rating:NR
Runtime:45 minutes + dialogue
Director:Gaspar Gonzalez
Year Released:2018
Production Country:USA

Description

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).