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Jackie Robinson (2016)

1 season2 episodes240 min per episode★ 8.2 · 580 votes

• Biography
• Documentary

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.

First aired

April 11, 2016

Last episode

April 12, 2016

Network

PBS

Country of origin

United States