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Mr. Rickey calls a meeting

Label
Mr. Rickey calls a meeting
Language
eng
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Form of composition
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Format of music
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Literary text for sound recordings
fiction
Main title
Mr. Rickey calls a meeting
Medium
electronic resource
Summary
Personality heavyweights collide in 1947 when Joe Louis, Bill Robinson, and Paul Robeson are summoned to discuss the fate of baseball. Mr. Rickey, manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, peruses the support of the aforementioned men as he tips Jackie Robinson as the first black ballplayer. However, racial tensions arise when Robeson questions integrating America's pastime
Target audience
adult
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not applicable
resource.variantTitle
Mister Rickey calls a meeting
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