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JustAnotherGen

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4. Jackie Robinson's life mattered!

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Fri Apr 8, 2016, 07:29 AM

Apr 2016

Maybe one of our newbies could have kicked this up?

How much does one need to be able to communicate effectively - to rec a thread?

Unless - what happened then to Mr. Robinson doesn't matter because it wasn't about an average person in America in the here and now smoking weed?

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City of Brotherly Love to Officially Apologize to Late Jackie Robinson for 1947 Racism [View all] Eugene Mar 2016 OP

Good idea. Jackie Wilson Said Mar 2016 #1

They should JustAnotherGen Mar 2016 #2

That is wonderful. Number23 Apr 2016 #3

Jackie Robinson's life mattered! JustAnotherGen Apr 2016 #4