Red Barber Remembers
Jackie Robinson and Branch Rickey
Clip: Special | 17m 15sVideo has Closed Captions
Big Leagues had hard time filling all 26 teams. Time to include ALL players including...
Big Leagues had hard time filling all 26 teams. Time to include ALL players including black players. 1947 was that watershed year. Red struggles with his own racism.
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Red Barber Remembers is a local public television program presented by Minnesota PBS
Red Barber Remembers
Jackie Robinson and Branch Rickey
Clip: Special | 17m 15sVideo has Closed Captions
Big Leagues had hard time filling all 26 teams. Time to include ALL players including black players. 1947 was that watershed year. Red struggles with his own racism.
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Red's early announcing career during the Depression
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Clip: Special | 7m 30s | Begins with intro by interviewer Gary Gilson (7m 30s)
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