TY - GEN AB - Tells of the story of Jack Roosevelt Robinson, a sharecropper's son who elevated an entire race and country when he broke Major League Baseball's color barrier in 1947. The 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. Includes interviews with family members and rarely-seen photographs and film footage. AU - Burns, Ken, AU - Burns, Sarah, AU - McMahon, David, AU - David, Keith, AU - Foxx, Jamie, AU - Erskine, Lewis, AU - Raviv, Ted, AU - O'Donnell, George AU - Squires, Buddy, AU - Marsalis, Wynton, AU - Wamble, Doug, CN - GV865.R6 CN - GV865.R6 ID - 775313 KW - African American baseball players KW - Baseball players KW - Discrimination in sports KW - Political activists KW - Civil rights workers LA - eng LA - spa LA - Closed-captioned; English and Spanish language tracks; with optional English and Spanish subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH); audio-described in English (DVI). N1 - Wide screen. N1 - Originally broadcast as a television documentary in 2016. N1 - Special features (disc 2): The Anderson Monarchs; outtakes; a conversation with the filmmakers. N2 - Tells of the story of Jack Roosevelt Robinson, a sharecropper's son who elevated an entire race and country when he broke Major League Baseball's color barrier in 1947. The 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. Includes interviews with family members and rarely-seen photographs and film footage. SN - 9781627896184 SN - 162789618X T1 - Jackie Robinson / TI - Jackie Robinson / ER -