World’s Greatest Love Stories Podcast

S1 Episode 4: Jackie & Rachel Robinson | Love, Hate & Baseball


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Jackie Robinson is the first black player to make it into Major League Baseball in the modern era. He is also one of the most important and admired people in baseball history… if not in American history. But what many don’t know about Jackie Robinson is that his rise to the big leagues was no solo effort. Although his wife Rachel doesn’t swing at any pitches or field any ground balls, she is right there by his side on Jackie's rise to become an American hero. Experiencing many of the same racial slurs, social indignities, and even death threats that come Jackie’s way.  Together, Jackie and Rachel Robinson team up to not only change baseball forever but also change the world!

 

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