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A Jackie Robinson Story:
1) Jackie wakes early on April 15, 1947, at the McAlpin Hotel in NYC. On his way to Ebbets Field, he tells his wife Rachel, “Just in case you have trouble picking me out, I’ll be wearing #42.” He rides the subway to Brooklyn. #JackieRobinsonDay
1) Jackie wakes early on April 15, 1947, at the McAlpin Hotel in NYC. On his way to Ebbets Field, he tells his wife Rachel, “Just in case you have trouble picking me out, I’ll be wearing #42.” He rides the subway to Brooklyn. #JackieRobinsonDay
2) At the ballpark, Jackie recalls an exchange with Dodgers’ manager Clyde Sukeforth. “Sukey turned to me and asked me how I felt. I told him I felt fine, and he said, ‘Good, you’re starting at first base’.” Jackie’s debut was secured. #JackieRobinsonDay
3) Rachel leaves for Ebbets Field that day with Jack, Jr. in tow, she struggles to find a cab to Brooklyn. The weather is cool at the ballpark, so a friend tucks Jack, Jrunder her coat to keep warm. #JackieRobinsonDay
Per Robinson in his autobiography, Rickey said: “We can’t fight our way through this, Robinson. We’ve got no army. There’s virtually nobody on our side. No owners, no umpires, very few newspapermen. And I’m afraid that many fans will be hostile. We’ll be in a tough position...
2/ “... We can win only if we can convince the world that I’m doing this because you’re a great ballplayer and a fine gentleman.”
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1. Something recently occurred to me. My father was @AP & took this photo that I never really understood. It wasn't the kind of thing that was done back in the 50's. This is Enos Slaughter the long-time St. Louis Cardinal when he learned he'd been traded to the Yankees. Caption⬇️
2. "Enos Slaughter, veteran outfielder, weeps on April 11, 1954 in St. Louis after learning he was traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the New York Yankees. Slaughter was with the Cards 16 years. At left is Ellis Veech, sports editor of the East St. Louis Journal." AP Photo/jmh
3. Only recently I learned who Slaughter was. A racist who worked to keep #JackieRobinson out of @MLB & tried to end his career by spiking him sliding into 1st an inexcusable offense of pure hate. My dad was in China for much of it. More abolitionist than civil rights advocate, a
