Jackie Robinson
Title
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Jackie Robinson
ISBN
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9781627896184
Edition
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Widescreen version.
Physical Description
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2 videodiscs (approximately 240 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note
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Widescreen.
Originally broadcast as a television documentary in 2016.
Special features: The Anderson Monarchs; outtakes; a conversation with the filmmakers.
Personal Subject
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Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972.
Subject Term
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African American baseball players -- Biography.
Baseball players -- United States -- Biography.
Discrimination in sports -- United States -- History.
Political activists -- United States -- Biography.
Civil rights workers -- United States -- Biography.
Genre
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Documentary television programs.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Added Author
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Burns, Ken, 1953-
Burns, Sarah, 1982-
McMahon, David, 1976-
David, Keith
Foxx, Jamie
Added Corporate Author
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Major League Baseball (Organization)
Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
PBS Distribution (Firm)
Added Uniform Title
:
Jackie Robinson (Television program : 2016)
Summary
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Tells of the story of Jack Roosevelt Robinson, a sharecropper's son who elevated an entire race and country when he broke Major League Baseball's color barrier in 1947. The film illuminates Robinson's place as a leader and icon of the civil rights movement whose exemplary life and aspirational message of equality continues to inspire generations of Americans. Includes interviews with family members and rarely-seen photographs and film footage.
System Details
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DVD; NTSC; REGION 1; WIDESCREEN PRESENTATION; 5.1 SURROUND (ENGLISH) AND STEREO (SPANISH).
Language Note
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ENGLISH AND SPANISH LANGUAGE TRACKS; WITH OPTIONAL ENGLISH AND SPANISH SUBTITLES FOR THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING (SDH); AUDIO-DESCRIBED IN ENGLISH.
| Library | Call Number | Status |
|---|
| Bayport Public Library | DVD 921 ROBINSON 2 DISCS | Nonfiction DVDs |