Well, Reverend, it just means that a colored man will be able to play in the same field with a white man, for the first time.
6 seconds sound clip from the The Jackie Robinson Story movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:27:58.853 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- I'm from California. I came to New York yesterday to see Branch Rickey.
- Rickey? Do you mean... Mr. Rickey, the baseball man?
- Yes. I'm a ballplayer, Reverend.
- And Mr. Rickey thinks I'm good enough to...
- Who goes out to these ballparks, Jackie? Just white men?
- No. Anybody can buy a ticket, Reverend. Colored or white.
- I don't know. They might call me names. They might even beat me up.
- I don't mean what would happen to you, Jackie. I mean what would happen to the colored people?
- Might start fights. Might even start a riot.
[...]
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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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