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Jackie Robinson
A Man Who Lifted an Entire Race - and Nation - on His Shoulders
The opening introduction to JACKIE ROBINSON, a film by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, and David McMahon, which examines the life and times of a man who lifted an entire race, and nation, on his shoulders when he crossed baseball’s color line in 1947.
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Watch Part II of Jackie Robinson, directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon.
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