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Jackie Robinson (2016)

Directed by Sarah Burns, Ken Burns, David Mcmahon

Overview

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.

Length 240 minutes

Actors

Jamie Foxx | Harry Belafonte | Keith David | Barack Obama | Tom Brokaw | Michelle Obama | Ralph Branca | Vin Scully | Carly Simon | Red Barber | George Will | Don Newcombe | Carl Erskine | Rachel Robinson | Willie Mays | David Robinson | Sharon Robinson | Carl Furillo | Gerald Early | Jonathan Eig | Myron Uhlberg | Minnie Minoso | Howard Bryant | Alton Waldon | Roger Kahn | William Branch | William Anderson | Yohuru Williams | Marty Edelman