Panel discussion about Jackie Robinson in Côte Saint-Luc (2013)
Channel: City of Côte Saint-Luc
Date: 2013-05-10

A discussion about how Jackie Robinson broke the major league baseball colour barrier and how his achievements advanced tolerance and understanding.

Guest speakers include former Montreal Expos star and head of the Montreal Baseball Project Warren Cromartie; Jack Jedwab, executive  director of the Association of Canadian Studies; and Kermit Kitman, who was part of the Brooklyn Dodgers organization with Robinson 67 years ago and spent four weeks getting to know him during the 1946 spring training. 

The event was hosted by the City of Côte Saint-Luc and the English Montreal School Board. Students from local schools attended the event. 

It took place on Friday, May 10, 2013 at 10 am at Côte Saint-Luc City Hall, 5801 Cavendish Blvd, Côte Saint-Luc, Quebec, Canada.