Jackie Robinson

About Jackie Robinson

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.

Jackie Robinson is a documentary series made for PBS. It reached one season of 2 episodes from April 2016.

Rachel Robinson appears as Self, Barack Obama as Self, Michelle Obama as Self, and Willie Mays as Self.

Members will find baseball, civil rights, and miniseries in it. In the United States it streams on PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel, Thirteen, and WETA+.

The Vietnam War, Say Nothing, and When We Rise make useful companions to Jackie Robinson. It carries a TV-PG rating.