Mr. Rickey Calls a Meeting Audiobook (Free)

On a spring day in 1947, Mr. Rickey, the powerful General Manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, summons heavyweight champion Joe Louis, faucet star Expenses ‘Bojangles’ Robinson and professional Paul Robeson to his accommodation in Manhattan. Rickey wants their support when he taps Jackie Robinson to end up being the Major League’s first black ballplayer. But a power struggle ensues when the eloquent Robeson boosts questions about Rickey’s motivations to integrate white baseball.

An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast efficiency offering Edward Asner, David Downing, Tommy Hicks, Carl Lumbly, Sterling Macer, Charlie Robinson and Rugg Williams.