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And if young people realized that, theyre going to start asking questions of where their parents and grandparents were. and as you said about ruby bridges, all of these folks trying to ban books about birmingham in 63, ruby bridges, rosa parks, what theyre saying, in effect, is that black children were apparently old enough to face those water canons in birmingham. ruby bridges was old enough to face those tomato-throwing bigots in new orleans, but susie suburb in white america is not old enough...

-- all white schools at that time. ruby bridges, desegregating colleges. and now they are flipping at the other way and saying, you know wet, those schools you are attending that are predominantly black, we are just gonna throw threaten to blow those up. your thoughts? >> its crazy, because in my house, you have that exact picture of ruby bridges. i would walk, ill go to school knowing that it was an honor to even be able to walk into these places. so for, me its really sad. but its really shown...

Milwaukeeans explain why books banned in some places are important and necessary reading for children of color to understand their identities.

Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball on April 15, 1947, when he took the field for the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Our critics and writers have selected noteworthy cultural events to experience virtually and in person in New York City.

ESPN will celebrate the 75th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the MLB color barrier with a series of events, including a college baseball game.

ESPN announced their first plans for Jackie 75, a year-long look at the 75th anniversary of Jackie Robinson's Dodgers debut.

The interactive play takes children on a ride through civil rights history at the New Victory Theatre.

The struggle to desegregate America’s schools in the 1950s and ‘60s did not take place solely in the South — Black students and their parents also boldly challenged segregated schooling in the North.

"Jabari Dreams of Freedom" hopes to empower young audiences to fight fear by arming them with history and activism at New Victory through April 3.