Michael Long Discusses 'First Class Citizenship'

KCUR | By Laura Ziegler

Published April 19, 2010 at 9:23 AM CDT

Dr. Michael Long, editor of FIRST CLASS CITIZENSHIP: The Civil Rights Letters of Jackie Robinson.

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Kansas City, Mo. –
As baseball remembered the contributions of Jackie Robinson last week, The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum brought in Robinson's daughter, Sharon Robinson, and Professor Michael Long, for a forum on Robinson's life.

Professor Long edited FIRST CLASS CITIZENSHIP; the Civil Rights Letters of Jackie Robinson.

Here he speaks with KCUR's Laura Ziegler.

Special Thanks to The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum for recording the interview.

Listen to the entire interview with Dr. Michael Long.

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