Posted on Jun 21, 2024

Baseball great Reggie Jackson opens up on TV about racism he faced as a player

PO1 William "Chip" Nagel

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Baseball legend and Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson returned to Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Ala., this week and recounted the horrors of racial abuse he was forced to endure there during his time in the leagues.

Jackson, 78, was just 21 years old when he joined the Birmingham A's as one of a few Black players on the minor league team and at the height of violent racial strife in the American South.

Baseball great Reggie Jackson opens up on TV about racism he faced as a player

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SMSgt Lawrence McCarter

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Baseball sure lost a lot of good players by excluding certain people based on race, it's a shame anyone had to go through that type of thing. There is no defense for it and it was not only 100% wrong but didn't help the sport either.

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Baseball great Reggie Jackson opens up on TV about racism he faced as a player

Baseball great Reggie Jackson opens up on TV about racism he faced as a player

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