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"The First is the story of Jackie Robinson, the first black person to play major league baseball.
It is also the story of Branch Rickey, the team owner who had the fortitude to defy racist tradition and hire Robinson."--Publisher.
"A stirring piece of Americana."
— WCBS TV
"A rousing, true to life tale.... A story of the triumph of sport over bigotry, and the human spirit at its most noble."
— Gannett Newspapers
The First is a American play written by Martin Charnin and published by Samuel French in New York (1983).
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