DVD
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Jackie Robinson
Languages
English or Spanish dialogue; optional English or Spanish subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Performers
Narrated by Keith David ; voice of Jackie Robinson, Jamie Foxx.
Publication Information
[Arlington, Virginia] : PBS Distribution, [2016]
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (approximately 240 minutes) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
Not rated.
Summary
Jack Roosevelt Robinson was a sharecropper's son who elevated an entire race and country when he broke Major League Baseball's color barrier in 1947. This film illuminates Robinson's place as a leader and icon of the civil rights movement whose exemplary life and aspirational message of equality continues to inspire generations of Americans. Included are interviews with family members as well as rarely-seen photographs and film footage.
Notes
Title from container.
Originally broadcast as a two-part documentary series on PBS in 2016.
Special features: The Anderson Monarchs ; outtakes ; A conversation with the filmmakers.