Jackie Robinson

The story

Jack Roosevelt Robinson rose from humble origins to cross baseball’s color line and become one of the most beloved men in America. A fierce integrationist, Robinson used his immense fame to speak out against the discrimination he saw on and off the field, angering fans, the press, and even teammates who had once celebrated him for “turning the other cheek.” After baseball, he was a widely-read newspaper columnist, divisive political activist and tireless advocate for civil rights, who later struggled to remain relevant as diabetes crippled his body and a new generation of leaders set a more militant course for the civil rights movement.

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R Rachel RobinsonSelf B Barack ObamaSelf M Michelle ObamaSelf W Willie MaysSelf H Harry BelafonteSelf R Red BarberSelf D David RobinsonSelf S Sharon RobinsonSelf C Carl FurilloSelf R Ralph BrancaSelf D Don NewcombeSelf V Vin ScullySelf

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G Gerald EarlySelf J Jonathan EigSelf C Carly SimonSelf M Myron UhlbergSelf T Tom BrokawSelf M Minnie MinosoSelf H Howard BryantSelf A Alton WaldonSelf C Carl ErskineSelf R Roger KahnSelf G George WillSelf W William BranchSelf W William AndersonSelf Y Yohuru WilliamsSelf M Marty EdelmanSelf J Jamie FoxxJackie Robinson (voice) K Keith DavidNarrator (voice)