Posted on Jun 21, 2024
Baseball great Reggie Jackson opens up on TV about racism he faced as a player
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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.
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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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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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel “Fortunately, I had a manager and I had players on the team that helped me get through it, but I wouldn't wish it on anybody,” Jackson said on the Fox Sports panel for the Negro Leagues tribute game on Thursday.
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