Clip: Season 1 | 8m 26s Video has closed captioning.
Learn how the early days of Jackie Robinson's life shaped his outlook and character. This clip pairs with the "Living In Jim Crow America" educational unit in the classroom section of PBS.org/JackieRobinson
Aired: 04/11/16
JACKIE ROBINSON is a production of Florentine Films and WETA, Washington, D.C., in association with Major League Baseball. Directed and produced by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon; written ...
JACKIE ROBINSON is a production of Florentine Films and WETA, Washington, D.C., in association with Major League Baseball. Directed and produced by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon; written by David McMahon and Sarah Burns; edited by Lewis Erskine A.C.E., George ODonnell and Ted Raviv; cinematography Buddy Squires A.S.C.; original music by Wynton Marsalis; original music by Doug Wamble; narrated by Keith David.
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