'Coming back is not easy': Reggie Jackson recalls racism he faced in 1967 Alabama
During the broadcast of a Major League Baseball game in Birmingham, Ala., to honour the Negro Leagues, Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson offered up a raw remembrance of being barred from restaurants and hotels when he played in the minors in the 1960s.
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![HOUSTON, TEXAS - SEPTEMBER 03: Reggie Jackson, special advisor to Houston Astros owner Jim Crane, before a game between the New York Yankees and Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park on September 03, 2023 in Houston, Texas. A man wearing a blue ball cap and dark sunglasses.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7242429.1718979451!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/1657805449.jpg)
During the broadcast of a Major League Baseball game in Birmingham, Ala., to honour the Negro Leagues, Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson offered up a raw remembrance of being barred from restaurants and hotels when he played in the minors in the 1960s.
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