Rich Eisen on the Importance of Reggie Jackson's Retelling of the Racism He Faced as a Minor Leaguer

Before someone says it...this is NOT VICTIMHOOD...This was HIS EXPERIENCE!

MAGA wants to forget this like it never happened!

I am glad that Reggie didn’t take the softball question and romanticize his experience in Alabama playing in the minor leagues

Kind of ironic … Reggie hit it out of the park again

It’s stories like this that make ppl pause when they hear “Make America Great Again” … cus it’s clear who America was great for.

This is why I don't take people seriously when they say stuff like, "Quit talking about race." Uh, the entire country was and is dipped in this stuff; we're not going to ignore that.

Is this why Florida Governor wanted Black History out of the schools? True but not pretty! This sports history must be shared! Proud of you Mr. Reggie Jackson! Truth History Teller! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 Thank you Mr. Eisen for your voice of truth! 👏🏽👏🏽

As a black man this interview gave me a heavy heart 😢😢😢😢😢 he’s a human being just like any other person..

When I was a JV high school player in 1979, the opposing team chanted racist insults at me in unison in Mcclouth, Kansas. Imagine what kind of adults want to hurt a 15 year old that way. Racism is real and it still hurts and threatens living people today.

This is the way that black people are treated in my current city of San Antonio. They probably won't blatantly kick you out, but they will give you the worst treatment or customer service. I will never compare today's racism to what my parents experienced, but living in San Antonio, Texas and traveling through Alabama, Mississippi, Missouri, Pennsylvania, and other parts of this country is eye-opening. Racism is alive and well. San Antonio practices a passive-aggressive version of Jim Crow laws. Thank you Reggie keeping it real.

Makes more sense why people are trying to ban or rewrite books.

Racism against Black Americans is painful to hear, but even more when you had to live thru it.

Similar to Bill Russell not sugarcoating his experience playing for The Celtics. As a reminder that Jackie Robinson died in his early 50's from stress-induced diabetes complications. He may have broken the color barrier, but what he endured broke him (physically)

Props to this show for not being scared.

Reggie Jackson's comments remind me of the following, "If you don't like the harsh truths that someone is saying, that's why the person had to say them."

I got the chills listening to Reggie tell his story. At least he had a supportive owner, manager, and teammates.

You can’t just expect people to forget the horrible experiences they had to live through. It happened and it can’t be and shouldn’t be covered up to hide the shame of inflicting it on others. America was not great for everyone and not everyone wants to return to that time.

It wasn’t just in sports, I served in Northern Maine in the US Air Force from 1978 to 1982, I’m still dealing with the effects of the virulent racism I experienced in those four years.

I have never expected Reggie to hold back his feelings. He got some trash for it in the 70s but he always spoke about his beliefs. I am still a fan of his for 50+ years.

Reggie's "monolouge" was incredible!!!