Jackie Robinson
(DVD)

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Contributors
Burns, Ken, 1953- television director,
Burns, Sarah, 1982- television director,
McMahon, David, 1976- television director,
David, Keith, narrator.
Foxx, Jamie, voice actor.
Published
[Arlington, Virginia] : PBS, [2016].
Format
DVD
ISBN
9781627896184, 162789618X
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 240 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
On Shelf
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Subjects

LC Subjects
African American baseball players -- Biography.
Baseball players -- United States -- Biography.
Biographical television programs.
Civil rights workers -- United States -- Biography.
Discrimination in sports -- United States -- History.
DVD-Video discs.
Political activists -- United States -- Biography.
Robinson, Jackie, -- 1919-1972.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Biographical television programs.
Biographies.
Documentary television programs.
History.
Robinson, Jackie, -- 1919-1972. -- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtmp9K4qfWmbMDF34HjYP
United States. -- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
Other Subjects
Biographical television programs.
Television programs -- United States.

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Published
[Arlington, Virginia] : PBS, [2016].
Language
English
ISBN
9781627896184, 162789618X
UPC
841887027557

Notes

General Note
Wide screen.
General Note
Originally broadcast as a television documentary in 2016.
General Note
Special features (disc 2): The Anderson Monarchs; outtakes; a conversation with the filmmakers.
Creation/Production Credits
Editors, Lewis Erskine, George O'Donnell, Ted Raviv, Michael Levine ; cinematographers, Buddy Squires, Allen Moore, Stephen McCarthy, Tom Mason ; original music, Wynton Marsalis, Doug Wamble.
Participants/Performers
Narrator, Keith David ; voice of Jackie Robinson, Jamie Foxx.
Description
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.
Target Audience
Rating: TV-PG.
System Details
DVD; NTSC; region 1; widescreen presentation; 5.1 surround (English) and 2.0 stereo (English, Spanish).
Language
Closed-captioned; English and Spanish language tracks; with optional English and Spanish subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH); audio-described in English (DVI).

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Burns, K., Burns, S., McMahon, D., David, K., Foxx, J., Erskine, L., Raviv, T., O'Donnell, G. (. e., Squires, B., Marsalis, W., & Wamble, D. (2016). Jackie Robinson . PBS.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Ken Burns et al.. 2016. Jackie Robinson. PBS.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Ken Burns et al.. Jackie Robinson PBS, 2016.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Burns, Ken, et al. Jackie Robinson PBS, 2016.

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