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(38,516 posts)WE know how he really feels.
THEY know how he really feels.
So... Who?
True Dough
(17,314 posts)Trying to signal that he's not discriminatory.
lisa58
(5,755 posts)Buckeyeblue
(5,499 posts)I would like the media to ask Cotten this:
1. How would you explain to children why he was the first African-American baseball player when baseball had been going on for 50-60 years?
2. Were owners justified in fielding all white teams up to that point?
Mariana
(14,860 posts)-- High school graduates from some states sometime in the near future.
mountain grammy
(26,642 posts)would have stood with the managers, coaches and players who said they wouldn't play on the field with a black player. I'd like to know where his parents stood.
True Dough
(17,314 posts)He was just born in the wrong era and unable to publicly say what is truly on his mind.
Evolve Dammit
(16,754 posts)BComplex
(8,059 posts)into nazi/confederate central.
soldierant
(6,904 posts)how Robinson was treated by his teammates. I believe Ken Burns did a show on hm.
LetMyPeopleVote
(145,479 posts)70sEraVet
(3,508 posts)while working to hold back any further progress.
True Dough
(17,314 posts)You nailed it.
RussellCattle
(1,535 posts).....commemorative message when that comes around. Didn't think so. Yes, I know that Malcolm was a trouble maker and Jackie was one of those 'good Negroes', but fuck you anyway". "Pinhead".
Marcuse
(7,504 posts)Im concerned that someone like you is undeservedly taking a position that rightfully belongs to someone like me.
KS Toronado
(17,292 posts)to help him stay out of jail.
KS Toronado
(17,292 posts)no channel with my cable TV provider showed the movie "42",
was looking forward to seeing it again.
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