This two-part, four-hour documentary was directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon. The film tells the story of Jack Roosevelt Robinson, who rose from humble origins to break baseball’s color barrier, and waged a fierce lifelong battle for first-class citizenship for all African Americans that transcends even his remarkable athletic achievements.
WOUB To Air “JACKIE ROBINSON”February 1 at 9 pm Two-Part, Four-Hour Film Chronicles the Life and Times of Robinson, His Breaking of Baseball’s Color Barrier and Lifelong Fight for Equa
A number of departments and centers at Washington University in St. Louis have partnered with the River City Journalism Fund, which nurtures minority journalists, to found the Heartland Journalism Fellowships
Many baseball fans know a bit about the Negro Leagues’ existence prior to Major League Baseball’s integration–but few know the full history of these thriving, vital leagues. The League, a new documentary from acclaimed director Sam Pollard that just arrived on Hulu, attempts to tell that history in a feature-length film package. It’s a history much broader than Jackie Robinson and Satchel Paige–and a history worth learning about.