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A new breed of Republicans has taken over the GOP. It is a new breed which is seeking to sell to Americans a doctrine which is as old as mankind - the doctrine of racial division, the doctrine of racial prejudice, the doctrine of white supremacy.
- Everything
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It would make everything I worked for meaningless if baseball is integrated but political parties were segregated.
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Many people resented my impatience and honesty, but I never cared about acceptance as much as I cared about respect.
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I had no future with the Dodgers, because I was too closely identified with Branch Rickey. After the club was taken over by Walter O'Malley, you couldn't even mention Mr. Rickey's name in front of him. I considered Mr. Rickey the greatest human being I had ever known.
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My problem was my inability to spend much time at home. I thought my family was secure, so I went running around everyplace else. I guess I had more of an effect on other people's kids than I did my own.
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The old Dodgers were something special, but of my teammates overall, there was nobody like Pee Wee Reese for me.
- I Am
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I want everybody to understand that I am an American Negro first before I am a member of any political party.
- Business
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In my opinion, baseball is as big a business as anything there is. It has to be a business, the way it is conducted.
- Baseball
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In all my years of baseball, I have always expected to be traded. I never liked the idea.
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I think if we go back and check our record, the Negro has proven beyond a doubt that we have been more than patient in seeking our rights as American citizens.
- Game
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When I am playing baseball, I give it all that I have on the ball field. When the ball game is over, I certainly don't take it home. My little girl who is sitting out there wouldn't know the difference between a third strike and a foul ball. We don't talk about baseball at home.
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If I had been white with the things I did, they never would have allowed me to get out of baseball.
- Education
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- Nov 07, 2020
After two years at UCLA, I decided to leave. I was convinced that no amount of education would help a black man get a job.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have always been grateful to Colonel Longley. He proved to me that when people in authority take a stand, good can come out of it.
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My protest about the post exchange seating bore some results. More seats were allocated for blacks, but there were still separate sections for blacks and for whites. At least I had made my men realize that something could be accomplished by speaking out, and I hoped they would be less resigned to unjust conditions.
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