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Jackie Robinson

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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.

Date: 04/11/2016
Rating: 8.0
Cast: Rachel Robinson, Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Willie Mays, Harry Belafonte, Red Barber, David Robinson, Sharon Robinson, Carl Furillo, Ralph Branca, Don Newcombe, Vin Scully, Gerald Early, Jonathan Eig, Carly Simon, Myron Uhlberg, Tom Brokaw, Minnie Minoso, Howard Bryant, Alton Waldon, Carl Erskine, Roger Kahn, George Will, William Branch, William Anderson, Yohuru Williams, Marty Edelman, Jamie Foxx, Keith David

Rachel Robinson as Self in Jackie Robinson Rachel Robinson

Barack Obama as Self in Jackie Robinson Barack Obama

Michelle Obama as Self in Jackie Robinson Michelle Obama

Willie Mays as Self in Jackie Robinson Willie Mays

Harry Belafonte as Self in Jackie Robinson Harry Belafonte

Red Barber

David Robinson as Self in Jackie Robinson David Robinson

Sharon Robinson

Carl Furillo

Ralph Branca

Don Newcombe

Vin Scully as Self in Jackie Robinson Vin Scully

Gerald Early

Jonathan Eig

Carly Simon as Self in Jackie Robinson Carly Simon

Myron Uhlberg

Tom Brokaw as Self in Jackie Robinson Tom Brokaw

Minnie Minoso

Howard Bryant as Self in Jackie Robinson Howard Bryant

Alton Waldon

Carl Erskine

Roger Kahn

George Will as Self in Jackie Robinson George Will

William Branch

William Anderson

Yohuru Williams

Marty Edelman

Jamie Foxx as Jackie Robinson (Voice) in Jackie Robinson Jamie Foxx

Keith David as Narrator in Jackie Robinson Keith David