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Originally Posted by Snapolit1
The Jackie Robinson story weaved through this sent chills down my spine. If you've ever doubted the importance of Jackie Robinson to the history of this country read this obituary of Ed Charles to the end. Sounds like a scene from a Hollywood movie. Wow.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/15/o...ies-at-84.html |
Jackie Robinson, because he is an athlete, is underrated as a great American and uniter of men. I am not sure anyone ever did a better job of bringing all people together to celebrate our humanity than did Jackie Robinson.