Jackie Robinson broke baseball’s color line in 1947, but it took another generation of Black and Latino players to make the sport truly open to all. Playing in remote minor-league 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 James “Mudcat” Grant, Jimmy Wynn, J.R. Richard, Grover “Deacon” Jones, Orlando Cepeda, and Tony Pérez.
Recipient of a 2019 Gold Telly Award for General Documentary
Network TV One
Air Date February 18, 2018
Producer Gaspar González
Director Gaspar González
Concept By Matthew Frye Jacobson
Cinematographer Jorge Rubiera
Location Sound Joel C. Hernandez | James M. Willis
Editor Jorge Rubiera
Post Sound Joel C. Hernandez
Music Mickey de Grand IV | Sam Garner
Running Time 41:50