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 | REMEMBERING JACKIE ROBINSON with author ROGER KAHN April 24, 1997 |
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Questions asked
in this forum:
How did integration change the Negro Leagues? How relevant is Branch Rickey to today's celebrations? Was Branch Rickey a civil rights activist before he hired Jackie Robinson? What will bring back baseball's popularity? Why does the color barrier still exist today? What was Jackie Robinson's reaction to Bobby Thompson's 1951 homerun?
NewsHour Links
The NewHour celebrates the legacy of Jackie Robinson.
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David Gergen engages Roger Kahn.
OUTSIDE LINKS
Major League Baseball created a special Jackie Robinson section of their site entitled, "Jackie Robinson: Breaking Barriers."
The National Archives has a Web page documenting Jackie Robinson's behind-the-scenes work for civil rights.
The L.A. Dodgers, Robinson's old team, gathered together facts and videos of the former player.
Jackie Robinson Society
Michael Schwaeger of Madison, WI asks:
Jackie and Bobby I always loved Jackie Robinson for his sheer guts and competitiveness. Somewhere I have in the back of my head the Robison reaction to Bobby Thomson's 1951 homerun to beat the Dodgers. I see Jackie following Bobby around the bases, at least with his eyes, making sure that Thomson touched each base. Have I invented a myth for my own head? Or did I really see this on film? I was a Giant's fan and I still remember Jackie's hr to tie Giants and Dodgers for the pennant. I think it came against the Phillies late on a Sunday afternoon.
Roger Kahn responds:
After Bobbie Thompson hit his famous home run, Robinson did not move from his position at second base, but did indeed followed Thompson's path with his eyes, to make sure that Thompson touched every base with his eyes. Unfortunately for the Dodgers, Thompson did.
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