Reggie Jackson encountered horrendous racism in his MLB career, and he opened up on Thursday night about how he never would wish what he experienced on anyone.
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“Finally they let me in there. He said, ‘We’re gonna go to the diner and eat hamburgers. We’ll go where we’re wanted.'”Reggie Jackson of the New York Yankees bats during the World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Yankee Stadium in Brox, NY on October 18, 1977.Speaking on Fox on Thursday, he credited his teammates for having his back amid racist encounters.
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