David Downing
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Personality heavyweights collide in 1947 when Joe Louis, Bill Robinson, and Paul Robeson are summoned to discuss the fate of baseball. Mr. Rickey, manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, peruses the support of the aforementioned men as he tips Jackie Robinson as the first black ballplayer. However, racial tensions arise when Robeson questions integrating America's pastime.
22) Jump At the Sun
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L.A. Theatre Works presents the story of Zora Neale Hurston. During the roaring 20s, Hurston, a young woman from rural Florida, hit the New York literary scene with a slew of award-winning stories. Hurston's story embodies the success of the Harlem renaissance.