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Robinson uses his fame to speak out against injustice, alienating many who had once lauded him for “turning the other cheek.” After baseball, he seeks ways to fight inequality, but as he faces a crippling illness, he struggles to remain relevant.
Description
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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CastRachel RobinsonBarack ObamaMichelle ObamaWillie MaysHarry BelafonteRed BarberDavid RobinsonSharon RobinsonCarl FurilloRalph BrancaDon NewcombeVin ScullyGerald EarlyJonathan EigCarly SimonMyron UhlbergTom BrokawMinnie MinosoHoward BryantAlton WaldonCarl ErskineRoger KahnGeorge WillWilliam BranchWilliam AndersonYohuru WilliamsMarty EdelmanJamie FoxxKeith David
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Channel
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Premiere DateApril 11, 2016
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Rating7.9 (8)
