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jackie robinson cracked the color line, only after landis' death in 1944. some blame the delay on the judge. the men of that time are dead, many records are lost or gone. the search however tells me and the lack of any other reason confirms that the hall of fame committee's refusal to admit franklin delano roosevelt stem from political and personal revulsion. political and ideological is against his liberal policies and persona. thanks role is telling. he was as conservative as landis, but appalled by the shameful treatment of fdr whose death stung the game and he knew how he had saved it. the committees the shows how they have no place that baseball sacred site and ignores the fact that without roosevelt, baseball could not have survived war. the 32nd president marked the 16 million uniform americans who served in world war ii. proven doubt that if asked, they would have overwhelmingly cried yes to their commander-in-chief admission to cooperstown, to honor them to posthumously induct fdr. now would be a great and good thing for the hall committee to do. t

fifty years worth of artifacts from edwards long association with the likes of muhammad ali, jackie robinson andcolin kaepernick. early as 2002it took place as victims claiming the alleged despite some of last month despite some of the alleged victims claiming it took place as victims claiming the alleged despite some of last month despite some of the alleged victims claiming it took place as early as 2002 early as 2002 it took place as early as 2002 (grant) colin kaepernick is not the first athlete to take a stand, or in his case, a knee, in the name of calling for social change. kron four's rob fladeboe reports now on a new exhibit at san jose state university that's about the history of athletic activism. nats (dr. harry edwards leads tour of exhibit)prominent sociologist dr. harry edwards led a tour thursday of an exhibit called the power of protest here at san jose state's martin king jr. library. entitled "the power of protest," the exhibit includes fifty years worth of artifacts from edwards long association with the likes of muhammad ali, jackie robinson andcolin kaepernick.dr harry

prediction that former 49er colin kaepernick will one day take his place alongside muhammad ali, jackie robinsonist atheletes. kron four's rob fladeboe explains... the man whose life work is the subject of a new exhibit opening in the south bay.. says so. dr. harry edwards/sociologist sociologist and political activist dr. harry edwardsis sharing the artifacts of his long association withathletes who took a stand to push for social change.atheletes like muhammad ali, jackie robinson and colin kaepernick. entitled "the power of protest,' the exhibit here on the 5th floor of the martin lther king jr library contains fifty years of memorabelia, including the story of edwards' role in the the protest by san jose state track stars tommie smith and john carlos at the 1968 olympics. edwards compared colin kaepernick to rosa parks saying his legacy will be sacrifice for human rights and for his country.dr. harry edwards/political activist "...will he play football again, he might, but that is irrelevant, the die has been cast, the power of protest has been made manifest, he will take his place among oth

i look at him as the jackie robinson.o change the future of something that we know has been happening from the present to the past. i see him as the jackie robinson. no one put the pressure on him. >> payment make comparisons. taking a stand. good to see you. tyrone poole and wes lowrie. much more after this. >>> just because you are paranoid doesn't mean they are not after you. a classic line from catch 22. a fitting that appeared to send the president down a rabbit hole. that's the subject of this week's state of the cartoonian by jake tapper. >> a new book about trump and anonymous "new york times" op-ed hit the world like meteors and the presidential hunt for the sources behind them begins. >> be very, very quiet. i'm hunting rabbits! >> every white house had leakers. >> that was leaked out of the pentagon? >> this is something else entirely. after all, when it comes to attacks on the president, it seems the classic thriller, when a stranger calls, had it right. >> the call is coming from inside the house. >> it will

prediction that former 49er colin kaepernick will one data alongside sports greats muhammad ali, jackie robinsonther athlete activists. as kron four's rob fladeboe reports now, so says the man whose life work is the subject of a new exhibit opening in the south bay. dr. harry edwards/sociologist sociologist and political activist dr. harry edwardsis sharing the artifacts of his long association withathletes who took a stand to push for social change.atheletes like muhammad ali, jackie robinson and colin kaepernick. entitled "the power of protest,' the exhibit here on the 5th floor of the martin lther king jr library contains fifty years of memorabelia, including the story of edwards' role in the the protest by san jose state track stars tommie smith and john carlos at the 1968 olympics. edwards compared colin kaepernick to rosa parks saying his legacy will be sacrifice for human rights and for his country.dr. harry edwards/political activist "...will he play football again, he might, but that is irrelevant, the die has been cast, the power of protest has been made manifest, he will take his plac

$1000 off your complete bathroom remodel piece exhibit in the special collections e mlk ls to jackie robinson to colin kaepernick. one of the exhibits shows how kaepernick is testing the national resolve. >> i hope someone comes away with being able to see all those things as a continuum and to be able to see, for example, tommy smith and john carlos and what they did in 1968 and colin kaepernick, for example, today is being part of the same continuum. >> that is doctor harry edwards who helped create the exhibit. he believes in the very near future colin kaepernick will be compared with athletes like mohammed ali. >>> a lawsuit has been brought back to life claiming the national football league recklessly gave painkillers to players. 10 retired players filed a lawsuit back in 2014 and the case was dismissed. now the appeals court has allowed them to revive that lawsuit because they argued the nfl violated their collective bargaining agreement and federal laws that regard painkillers. the three judges in the appeals court will now decide how that case should proceed. >>> 49ers quarterback ric

fifty years worth of artifacts from edwards long association with the likes of muhammad ali, jackie robinsonand political activist "...i, not worried about colin kaepernick, he's going to be just fine, im worried about the rest of us, he knows what he believes in, he is keeping his eyes on the prize...."a former professor at san jose state and u-c berkeley and long associated with the san francisco 49ers and the late bill walsh, the outspoken dr. edwards played a key role in the protest salute taken by san jose state athletes tommie smith and john carlos at the 1968 olympics. then, as now, the sacrifices of such athletes should not be forgotten says edwards.dr. harry edwards "....people will come to understand, just as they did with ali and smith and carlos, you dont take a stand unless you care about your country..."the power of protest, on the 5th floor of the king library, open to the public on friday.in san jose rob fladeboe kron4news ( darya ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news... the family of an unarmed black man -- shot by sacramento police in sacramento -- is suing the city for mi

. >> reporter: when jackie robinson took the field for the brooklyn dodgers in 1947, america was astonishedintegrated before much of the country was ready to. here's a letner robinson's own hand thanking dodger general manage other branch ricky for hiring him. i want to thank you very much for all you have meant not only to me and my family, he wrote, but to the entire country and particularly the members of our race. dr. carla haden, the liberian of congress loves the game and loves what it's done for the country. >> baseball is community. baseball that unites people in the stands, baseball that has really helped change the culture. >> baseball, so much more than just a game. harry smith, nbc news, washington. >> love those letters. that is "nbc nightly news" for this sunday, and from baseball to football, up next "football night in america." the chicago bears taking on the green bay packers. lester holt will be back here tomorrow. i'm kate snow. for all of us here at nbc news, have a great >>> it's an historic night at lambeau field. a fitting finale to the opening sunday of the season.

that the plaque footbal the bla, you said protest is something thayou look at jackie robinson n sportsand you say, these surprise was that is departmen done work thi, they misread historic moment, they were not speaking truth to power, they were figures of pathos, mindedly loyal on a black ir identity that had run s course, you say, protest is sometimes necessary to get votes and equal rights. but this one fell on deaf ears. >> well, protest is central to the evolution of black american culture. it was protest that really finally won our freedom for us. beyond that, it, it interesting to note that it expanded the idea of democracy. democracy had all theory thinking, before had never dealt with the clash between race and racism and democracy. well it was civil right movement, it was martin luther king who said you have to take go beyond race even, that democracy is universal. so that is a big part of the black american identity. and it is sort of seen as the test of your authenticity as a black, yet this protest in nfl made the point this was fruitless at-this-point. and i think that ce

jackie robinson shattering the color line mid-century.r an olympic boycott which crystalized with the raised fist in '68 and fight for equity in sports and society. >> i hope someone comes away with being able to see all those things in a continuum and to see tommy smith and john carlos and what they did in 1968 and colin kaepernick, for example, today being part of the same continuum. >> this was grand zero for a movement that touched the world. >> the american people have pert capability but commitment to changing. a nation that was founded on an idea. and that persists. >> edwards says the fourth wave is testing the national resolve. former 49ers signal caller colin kaepernick started a movement to highlight social injustice by taking a knee during the national anthem, fueled by social media which spread by taking a stand by kneeling around the globe. the goal, according to this sociologist s to tap into america's ability to self-analyze and change. >> it still comes down to a fundamental faith in this nation, otherwise they would have

look at martin luther king and jackie robinson in sports and so forth and so on.ou say the surprise was that it didn't work this time. they had misread the historic moment. they were not speaking truth to power, rather they were figures of pathos. mindlessly loyal to a black identity that has run its course. you say protest is sometimes necessary to get the vote, get equal rights, to draw the attention of society. this fell on deaf ears. explain. >> it is. protest is central to the evolution of black american culture. it was protest that finally won our freedom for us. beyond that, it's always interesting to note that it expanded the idea of democracy. democracy and all of the theory, thinking all of the thinking before had never dealt with the clash between race and racism and democracy. well, it was the civil rights movement. it was martin luther king who said you have to take -- go beyond race even, that democracy is universal. so that's a big part of the black american identity, and it's seen as the test of your authenticity as a black. and yet, this protest i

it traces the timeline of sports activism from jesse owens, to jackie robinson, to: kaepernick.f the exhibit says colin kaepernick is testing the national results. >> i hope that someone comes away with being able to see all of those things that are kind of a continuum and to be able to see tommy smith and john carlos, and what they did in 1968 and colin kaepernick, for example today as being part of the same continuum. >> there is dr. harry edwards who helped create the exhibit. he believes in the near future that colin kaepernick become paired with athletes like mohammed ali. >>> this is the second in the controversial urban shield program and things are a little bit different. we have more coming up. >>> senior citizens left for dead at senior living facilities during wildfires. we tell you what the state is doing after staffers abandoned people during the deadly north bay wildfires. >>> 7 a.m. on a friday. no buttered lace. thank you for joining us

it traces the timeline of sports activism from jesse owens to jackie robinson to colin kaepernick.ne of the curators of the exhibit says colin kaepernick is testing the national resolve. >> i hope someone comes away with being ab to see all contin to be able to see, for example, tommy smith and john carlos and what they did in 1968 and colin kaepernick, for example, today as being part of the same continuum. >> doctor harry edwards helped to create exhibit and he believes in the near future colin kaepernick will become -- will be compared to athletes like muhammad ali. >>> 49ers cord back richard sherman warming that an nfl lockout is coming. sherman says he expects a lockout similar to the one in 2011 that lasted four months but no games were lost. one of the big pushes on the players inside will be for guaranteed contracts. the nfl is the only big north american leg that has partial guaranteed deals. the current agreement between owners and players will expire after the 2020 season. >>> the 49ers open up their season on sunday. they had to minnesota to play the vikings t the nfc

. >> repter: when jackie robinson took the field for the brooklyn dodgers in 1947, america wasastonished. baseball integrated before much of the country was ready to. here's aetter in robinson's own hand, thanking dodger manager, branch ricky, for hiring him. i want to thank you very much for all you have meant, not only to me and myfamily, he wrote, but to the entire country. an, particularhe members of our race. dr. karla hehayden, librarian of congress, loves the game and loves what it's done or the country. >> baseball is community. iseball that unites people the stands. baseball that has really helped change the culture. >> reporter: baseball, so much re than just a game. harry smith, nbc news, washington >> it reall, it's such a big part of our culture, and the library of congress has so many amazing things to offer. if you haven't visited it, it's just ndectacular. >>hey really in recent years have done a lot for children. so if youre a parent, they do these things on the weekend all the time, and i mean, it's a gr t place for the entire family. >> that's cool. i remember when i w

from jack johnson and jesse owens in the early part of the 20th century, jackie robinson chattering baseball's color line mid century, edwards own call for olympic boycott which crystallized what smith and carlos raised this in the 68 and the fight for gender and race equity in sports in society. >> i hope somebody can see all of those things as a continuum and to be able to see my for example, tommy smith and john carlos and what they did in 1968 and colin kaepernick today as being part of the same continuum. >> reporter: -- >> this was ground zero for a movement that touched the road. >> the american people have shown a persistence, not just capability, but commitment to changing. a nation that was founded on an idea. that persists. edwards says the fourth wave is testing the national resolve. former 49ers signal caller colin kaepernick -- colin kaepernick started the movement by taking any during the national anthem. fueled by social media which spread taking a standby kneeling around the globe. the goal according to this sociologist, is to tap into america's ability to self analyze and cha

of what he calls the four major waves of sports activism, from jack johnson and jesse owens, jackie robinsonrds' own call for an olympic boycott which crystallized with smith and carlos raised fists in '68, and the feud for gender and race equity in sports and society. >> i hope someone comes away with being able to see all those things in kind of a continuum and to be able to see, for example, tommy smith and john carlos and what they did in 1968 and colin kaepernick, for example, today as being part of the same continuum. >> this was ground zero for a movement that touched the world. >> the american people have shown a persistent, not just capability but commitment to changing. a nation that was founded on an idea -- and that persists. >> reporter: edwards says the fourth wave is testing the national resolve. former 49er signal caller colin kaepernick started a movement to highlight social injustice by "taking a knee" during the national anthem fueled by social media which spread taking a stand by kneeling around the globe, the goal according to this sociologist is to tap into america's ab

i mean, you go back to jackie robinson and you think that all those years later, the organization likegeon. i am not criticizing them, i am just saying the world his, in this country, was not treating black people fairly. the organization that you work with, the 798 and the other groups, it is wonderful because you all have a common bond. you are all firefighters. you all have the same goal. and i apologize for my ancestors if my ancestors -- i think they were the greatest people in the world and i hope that joe should they not raise me to be a bigot. i know that. i hope that society can put this behind us and continue in making amends. if this means you are outdoing your population, so be it. because your roots, you have a right. you have rights that a lot of people like me were awarded. when i was young, i got any job i wanted. i don't know, i don't think a black person did. i graduated from high school and i was able to pick my job. i always wanted to be a football player but i never put any effort into it so that didn't happen. my second choice was signed painting so i became a sig

. >> reporter: when jackie robinson took the field for the brooklyn dodgers in 1947, america was astonishedl integrated before much of the country was ready to. here is a letter in robinson's own hand thanking dodger general manager branch rickey for hiring him. >> i want to thank you very much for all you have meant not only to me and my family, he wrote, but to the entire country and particularly the members of our race. >> reporter: dr. carla hayden, the librarian of congress, loves the game and loves what it's done for the country. >> baseball is community. baseball, it unites people and the fans. baseball has really helped change the culture. >> reporter: baseball. so much more than just a game. harry smith, nbc news, washington. >>> still to come, a wedding planner helps a bride with a deadly disease in her final week. we look back at one of our most memorable bay area proud stories as we celebrate 500 stories. >>> and right now we're seeing a fog-free night, at least for now around san francisco. temperatures in the 50s. we'll talk more about a big cooldown midweek and a chance of sh

680 limb picks and you look at people overcoming things sports is always at the forefront from jackie robinsonhat's great about sports, and colin kaepernick would be in the nfl right now if it wasn't for the fact that people didn't want to deal with a divisive figure and perhaps a distraction. my question to you, ford, is how is history, you believe, going to look at collin because we look back at carlos and smith in the 680 limb picks in mexico and look back to muhammad ali very favorably. how will we look back at colin kaepernick 20 years from now? >> we don't know to be perfectly honest with you, tommy and carlos in the 680 limb picks it was a very different time, the 68 summer riots but right now, there are very few things as americans that bind us that certainly isn't language and religion. it may be sport hopefully it is sport but so few things left like the flag that it may not be looked on as fondly as a 68 olympic moment with folks raising their fist to your original question i will say this about gillette they are taking a safer marketing approach because essentially americans love u

still with us, eugene robinson, jackie calms. eugene, based on the measurable chance there are some democrats watching tonight, are you confident the democratic party has an equal and opposite appeal to its base, especially where early voting starts very soon in a matter of days? >> well, if you believe in polling, you see that democrats have had a considerable edge in intensity for months now. if you look at what's happened in the special elections this year, democrats consistently in every case really have done better than expected and even managed to elect a senator in alabama, which just doesn't happen. so -- >> there was that, yeah. >> yeah. so, so, it's teed up for democrats, but they have to perform on election day. they've got to get their voters out to the polls and democrats historically do not vote in large numbers on midterm elections. young people, minorities don't vote, and they have to this year if democrats are going to have a blue wave. >> as a guest on this program once said, hillary clinton is only president on

fifty years worth of artifacts from edwards long association with the likes of muhammad ali, jackie robinsonl activist "...i, not worried about colin kaepernick, he's going to be just fine, im worried about the rest of us, he knows what he believes in, he is keeping his eyes on the prize...."a former professor at san jose state and u-c berkeley and long associated with the san francisco 49ers and the late bill walsh, the outspoken dr. edwards played a key role in the protest salute taken by san jose state athletes tommie smith and john carlos at the 1968 olympics. then, as now, the sacrifices of such athletes should not be forgotten says edwards.dr. harry edwards "....people will come to understand, just as they did with ali and smith and carlos, you dont take a stand unless you care about your country..."the power of protest, on the 5th floor of the king library, open to the public on friday.in san jose rob fladeboe kron4news ( will ) happening tomorrow... demolition on the old bay bridge wraps up. this is video of a previous implosion. crews will implode two marine foundations tomorrow...