Jackie Robinson (1919 – 1972)

Letter from America by Alistair Cooke

A tribute to Jackie Robinson (1919 – 1972) the first black Major League baseball player who ended racial segregation when he debuted with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947.

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Fri 18 Apr 199721:00

BBC Radio 4

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Bill Clinton’s second term including the Monica Lewinsky scandal and the war in Kosovo.
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