A Long Way from Home: The Untold Story of Baseball's Desegregation

Directed by Gaspar González
2018    41mDocumentary
6.5
Jackie Robinson broke baseball’s color line in 1947, but it took another generation of Black and Latino players to make the sport truly open to all. Playing in remote minor-league towns, these were the men who, before they could live their big-league dreams, first had to beat Jim Crow.
  • James 'Mudcat' GrantJames "Mudcat" Grant
  • Grover 'Deacon' JonesGrover "Deacon" Jones
  • Jimmy WynnJimmy Wynn
  • J.R. RichardJ.R. Richard
  • Tony PérezTony Pérez
  • Orlando CepedaOrlando Cepeda
  • Enos CabellEnos Cabell
  • Octavio “Cookie” RojasOctavio “Cookie” Rojas
  • Orlando PeñaOrlando Peña
  • Bobby TolanBobby Tolan
  • Gaspar GonzálezDirector

 

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A Long Way from Home: The Untold Story of Baseball's Desegregation was released on February 18, 2018.

A Long Way from Home: The Untold Story of Baseball's Desegregation was directed by Gaspar González.

A Long Way from Home: The Untold Story of Baseball's Desegregation has a runtime of 41 min.

A Long Way from Home: The Untold Story of Baseball's Desegregation was produced by Gaspar González.

The key characters in A Long Way from Home: The Untold Story of Baseball's Desegregation are James "Mudcat" Grant (James 'Mudcat' Grant), Grover "Deacon" Jones (Grover 'Deacon' Jones), Jimmy Wynn (Jimmy Wynn).

A Long Way from Home: The Untold Story of Baseball's Desegregation is a Documentary film.

A Long Way from Home: The Untold Story of Baseball's Desegregation has an audience rating of 6.5 out of 10.

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