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

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

Documentary 2019 41 min

A Long Way From Home chronicles the struggles and triumphs of the African-American and Latino players who followed Jackie Robinson into white professional baseball. Playing their minor-league ball in small, remote towns where racial segregation remained a fact of life well into the 1960s, these were the men who, before they could live their big-league dreams, first had to beat Jim Crow.

Documentary 2019 41 min

NR

Starring James “Mudcat” Grant, Grover “Deacon” Jones, Jimmy Wynn

Director Gaspar González

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

James “Mudcat” Grant

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Grover “Deacon” Jones

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Jimmy Wynn

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J.R. Richard

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Tony Perez

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

DOCUMENTARY

A Long Way From Home chronicles the struggles and triumphs of the African-American and Latino players who followed Jackie Robinson into white professional baseball. Playing their minor-league ball in small, remote towns where racial segregation remained a fact of life well into the 1960s, these were the men who, before they could live their big-league dreams, first had to beat Jim Crow.

Information

Studio: Hammer and Nail Productions
Released: 2019
Run Time: 41 min
Rated: NR
Region of Origin: United States

Languages

Original Audio: English (United States)
Audio and Subtitles: English (United States) (AAC, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩, CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.