Reggie Jackson Does Not Hold Back Over Racism In 1960's Birmingham

Baseball Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson, who played in Birmingham in 1967, faced challenges that most of us can't imagine. Jackson shared that he would've never made it out of Birmingham alive without Johnny McNamara and his teammates. "I would've [gotten] killed here because I would've beat someone's [butt]."

CBS reports:

"Fortunately, I had a manager, in Johnny McNamara, that … if I couldn't eat in the place, nobody would eat. We would get food to travel. If I couldn't stay in a hotel...