In 1966, Brian Wilson took the Beach Boys' patented sounds about summer and surfin’ and composed a song about…God and love. The song redefined how good music could be and became Paul McCartney's all-time favorite.
His appearance on and off the field—in the face of racist players AND fans—paved the way for what Martin Luther King Jr. deemed an "easier" road toward ending segregation and racism. The engine driving Robinson's "turn the other cheek" approach to persecution was his Christian faith.
