Commencement Speeches
Ohio Wesleyan University Commencement
2004-06-19T21:50:23-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvOGMxXC8yMDA0MDYxOTIxNTQyNTAwMV9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Branch Rickey III and Sharon Robinson jointly addressed the students being graduated by Ohio Wesleyan University at their commencement ceremony. Mr. Rickey’s grandfather, a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan, was the manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers who hired Jackie Robinson, Ms. Robinson’s father, to be the man to break baseball’s color barrier. They discussed the event and its significance and the characters of the men involved.
Branch Rickey III and Sharon Robinson jointly addressed the students being graduated by Ohio Wesleyan University at their commencement cerem…
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Branch Rickey III and Sharon Robinson jointly addressed the students being graduated by Ohio Wesleyan University at their commencement ceremony. Mr. Rickey’s grandfather, a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan, was the manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers who hired Jackie Robinson, Ms. Robinson’s father, to be the man to break baseball’s color barrier. They discussed the event and its significance and the characters of the men involved. close
Branch Rickey III and Sharon Robinson jointly addressed the students being graduated by Ohio Wesleyan University at their commencement cerem… read more
Branch Rickey III and Sharon Robinson jointly addressed the students being graduated by Ohio Wesleyan University at their commencement ceremony. Mr. Rickey’s grandfather, a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan, was the manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers who hired Jackie Robinson, Ms. Robinson’s father, to be the man to break baseball’s color barrier. They discussed the event and its significance and the characters of the men involved. close
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