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Article: Conference celebrates legacy of Jackie Robinson.(conference at Long Island University called 'Jackie Robinson: Race, Sports and the American Dream')
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- April 21, 1997
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Rachel Robinson, widow of Major League Baseball pioneer Jackie Robinson, recently said at a conference on her late husband that he would be troubled by the lack of diversity in baseball's front offices.
"I'm sure he'd be pleased with the integration factor of players," Mrs. Robinson said. "But the front office and general scheme still don't have equal opportunity. We still don't own any part. He'd be disappointed about that.
"A legacy was created in the struggle. He was looking for and impatient for progress. So am I."
Mrs. Robinson made her remarks during the three-day conference called Jackie Robinson: Race, Sports and the American ...