This I Believe: Jackie Robinson "Free Minds and Hearts at Work" (NPR News)

From NPR News:

Sixty years ago this weekend, Jackie Robinson became the first African-American player to take the field in the major leagues. Robinson opened the door to other black players -- and to managers like Frank Robinson.

NPR.org has made an audio clip of Jackie Robinson available as part of its "This I Believe" series. It was said to be recorded circa 1952 and was first broadcast on NPR in April of 2005.

A sample:

"....And what is it that I have always believed? First, that imperfections are human. But that wherever human beings were given room to breathe and time to think, those imperfections would disappear, no matter how slowly. I do not believe that we have found or even approached perfection. That is not necessarily in the scheme of human events. Handicaps, stumbling blocks, prejudices -- all of these are imperfect. Yet, they have to be reckoned with because they are in the scheme of human events...."

For more and the audio clip, go to:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4536142