The Jackie Robinson Story Page #7

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He's got to hit straight away.

There are two out.

Come on!

Wait a minute!

(umpire) Strike!

Watch your glove, huh?

Oh, go on!

Get up there and hit the ball.

Come on, Jackie boy,

get a hold of one!

(umpire) Ball!

(catcher) All right, here we go.

Come on.

Phump!

(umpire) Strike!

All right.

Whack!

The tying run scored on Jackie's

base hit to center field

and it's a new ball game now

with Jackie Robinson

on second base

representing the winning run.

And the crowd here's gone mad.

Strike one!

(umpire) Safe!

Well, folks, the game is over,

and the Dodgers win the pennant!

And where's my aspirin?

That was my boy!

Did you see my Jackie?

Yeah, I sure did.

Ah, he is some boy!

Jackie, congratulations.

Thank you, sir... same to you.

By the way, Mr. Rickey,

there's something bothering me.

About that invitation

to Washington...

Do you really think I should go?

Yes, Jackie, I do.

To Washington... to the Senate,

to the House of Representatives,

to the American people.

You've earned

the right to speak.

They want you to speak...

about things on your mind,

about a threat to peace

that's on

everybody's mind, Jackie.

Now you can fight back.

"I know that life

in these United States

"can be mighty tough for people

"who are a little different

from the majority.

"I'm not fooled

because I've had a chance

"open to very few

Negro Americans,

"but I do know

that democracy works

"for those who are willing

to fight for it,

"and I'm sure

it's worth defending.

"I can't speak

for any 15 million people.

"No one person can.

"But I'm certain that I,

"and other Americans

of many races and faiths,

"have too much invested

in our country's welfare

to throw it away,

or to let it be taken from us."

(man) Yes, this is the

Jackie Robinson story,

but it is not his story alone.

Not his victory alone.

It is one that

each of us shares...

a story, a victory

that can only happen

in a country that is truly free.

A country where every child

has the opportunity

to become President,

or play baseball

for the Brooklyn Dodgers.

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and captioning of this video

was provided by the

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