And yet you, a child and beneficiary of that freedom, want to deny the same opportunity to an American whose parents, and grandparents and great-grandparents have been in this country for 200 years. Is that right?
11 seconds sound clip from the The Jackie Robinson Story movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:59:59.497 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
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- And your father, where did he work at when he first came to this country?
- On the railroad. He was a laborer.
- Your mother, did she work, too?
- She, uh, she worked in a shirt factory.
- Did anybody try to stop your mother from working in the shirt factory?
- Your parents came to this country from Italy and were allowed to work as free people.
- Mr. Rickey, I wasn't thinking. I didn't think.
- And that, sir, explains why your teammates call you Iron Head.
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Memorable voice quotes from the biographical film The Jackie Robinson Story (1950), starring Jackie Robinson as himself.
Actors: Jackie Robinson (Himself), Ruby Dee (Rae Robinson), Minor Watson (Branch Rickey), Louise Beavers (Jackie's mother)
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