MLB Great Reggie Jackson Recalls Facing Racism As Player In Powerful Live TV Moment
Huff PostLOADING ERROR LOADING MLB great Reggie Jackson opened up about racism he experienced during his early baseball career in powerful remarks Thursday on live TV. We’ll go where we’re wanted.’” Jackson’s remarks came as he attended a tribute game honoring the Negro Leagues, less than one month after Major League Baseball incorporated the leagues’ statistics into its official records. Jackson was one of a few Black players on the Birmingham squad when he played at Rickwood, the oldest professional ballpark in the U.S. “Coming back here is not easy,” Jackson told former New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez, who asked how “emotional” he felt in returning to the city. “I wouldn’t wish it on anyone,” Jackson said, adding that he might have been killed if he reacted to racism by starting a fight.
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