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Introduction

Season 1 Episode 1 | 5m 28s

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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Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, and David McMahon discuss Jackie Robinson's significance.
April 15, 1947 marked Jackie Robinson's first game with the Brooklyn Dodgers.
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