EPISODE · Apr 15, 2021 · 1H
"Why Jackie?" Part 1: Bob Kendrick & Jerry Hairston on the life of Jackie Robinson
from Black Diamonds · host Henry Aaron, John Miles, Jackie Robinson, Jerry Hairston, Darnea Samuels, Stanley Glenn, Buck O'Neil, Bob Kendrick
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Hear from Negro Leagues icons Buck O'Neil, Henry Aaron, and Jackie Robinson himself, as Bob Kendrick takes you deep inside the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum to tell the story of Jackie Robinson's rise from the Kansas City Monarchs to the Brooklyn Dodgers and American History, and answers the simple question: "Why Jackie?" Then, (37:49) former Dodger Jerry Hairston joins Bob to talk about his grandfather's Negro Leagues career, and the legacy of Jackie Robinson in the Dodger Blue, 74 years later.
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