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[Wendell speeds away from a crowd of threatening white men] Jackie Robinson:
What the hell, Wendell? Wendell Smith:
A man came by while you was asleep. He said more men were coming. It might have been those fellas. Mr. Rickey said to get you to Daytona Beach ASAP. Jackie Robinson:
Why didn't you say so? Wendell Smith:
Well, Mr. Rickey was afraid you wouldn't want to leave. You'd want to stay there and fight. [Jackie starts laughing] Wendell Smith:
Man, what in the hell are you laughing at? Jackie Robinson:
I thought you woke me because, because I was cut from the team
What the hell, Wendell? Wendell Smith:
A man came by while you was asleep. He said more men were coming. It might have been those fellas. Mr. Rickey said to get you to Daytona Beach ASAP. Jackie Robinson:
Why didn't you say so? Wendell Smith:
Well, Mr. Rickey was afraid you wouldn't want to leave. You'd want to stay there and fight. [Jackie starts laughing] Wendell Smith:
Man, what in the hell are you laughing at? Jackie Robinson:
I thought you woke me because, because I was cut from the team
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What the hell Wendell
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A man came by while you was asleep
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He said more men were coming
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It might have been those fellas
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Mr Rickey said to get you to Daytona Beach ASAP
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Why didn't you say so
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Mr Rickey was afraid you wouldn't leave You'd want to stay there and fight
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Man what in the hell are you laughing at
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I thought you woke me because I was cut from the team
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Movie Summary
In 1947, Jackie Robinson becomes the first African-American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era when he was signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers and faces considerable racism in the process.

