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Slow to Speak<\/h1>\nSlow to Speak<\/h1>\nLes Crumpler is an 81-year-old white widower who loses at checkers often and wonders if Y2K is going to drain his bank account. A former teammate of Jackie Robinson, Les makes a spontaneous visit to Banneker College, a historically black college in the low country of South Carolina, where he finds himself assisting the baseball team.<\/p>\n
D\u2019Ante Cook is a young black man and former gang member from Washington, D.C. whose only hope in life is to play pro baseball. Going from a small black college to the majors is almost unheard of, but it\u2019s that or a life of crime.<\/p>\n
In the midst of an unforgettable baseball season, Les and D\u2019Ante are confronted by the sins of their past. Their futures become richer when they each turn from previous prejudices.<\/p>\n
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