actor Ossie Davis expresses hope for change in the sport.

VOA: special.2009.04.05

OSSIE DAVIS: "Baseball should be taken seriously by the colored player -- and in this effort of his great ability will open the avenue in the near future wherein he may walk hand in hand with the opposite race in the greatest of all American games -- baseball."

VOA: special.2009.04.05

Also with Lonette McKee, John Turturro, Anthony Quinn, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, and Frank Vincent.

NEWYORKER: Jungle Fever

The late actor Ossie Davis narrates 47's beginning in the audio version of the book.

NPR: Walter Mosley: A Slave's Flight to Freedom in '47'

Mr. OSSIE DAVIS: (As 47) My mother died when I was too young to remember her face.

NPR: Walter Mosley: A Slave's Flight to Freedom in '47'