WATCH Mini Bio: Jackie RobinsonA short overview of Jackie Robinson's life
is given, from his first game on April 15,
1947 that shattered the color barrier, to
winning the World Series in 1955. His
post-baseball work as a civil rights
activist is also mentioned. Footage and
images of Robinson are shown. |
WATCH Interviews With the Real Pee Wee Reese,
Jackie and Rachel RobinsonThis segment features interviews with
Jackie, his friend and fellow player Pee
Wee Reese, his wife Rachel and former
Dodger Eddie Stanky. They comment on the
discrimination Jackie endured as the first
black man to play Major League Baseball. |
WATCH 42 Movie TrailerThe 42 trailer for the Jackie
Robinson biopic starring Chadwick Boseman
as the legendary baseball player who broke
the color barrier and Harrison Ford as
Brooklyn Dodgers President and General
Manager Branch Rickey. The 42
movie trailer is also memorable for
featuring the Jay-Z song "Brooklyn Go
Hard". |
WATCH 1950 The Jackie Robinson Story (Jackie
Robinson, Ruby Dee, Minor Watson)Starring Jackie Robinson as himself, watch
the original Jackie Robinson biopic that
tells the story of how the baseball legend
became the first African-American Major
League Baseball player of the modern era.
Watch the
colorized version here. Notice the
similarities with the 42 movie,
including Branch Rickey's quote, "I want a
ball player with guts enough not to fight
back." |