Mr. Rickey Calls a Meeting

Baseball’s Opening Day is one week away, and Branch Rickey, General Manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, will call up Jackie Robinson to break the color-barrier and play as the Major League’s first black ballplayer.

If he agrees, Robinson will face loud and heated opposition from virtually every owner, manager, and player in baseball. Who will be his allies be if he makes the most daring and important play of his life?