Rabu, 07 Juni 2017

Branch Rickey Hurls Barbed Insults at Jackie Robinson

 “You got a girl?” asked the old white man. “I think so,” said the young black man. “What do you mean, ‘I think so’?” The young black man said he had a girlfriend and they’d discussed marriage, but he didn’t know how long she’d wait for him. “Do you love her?” “I love her very …

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