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Introduction: Not An Easy Tale To Tell: Jackie Robinson on the Page, Stage, and Screen
When Jack Roosevelt Robinson set foot on the green grass…
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Ralph Carhart: An Interview with Sharon Robinson
In September 2020, I had the good fortune of speaking with Sharon…
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Ken Burns’ Jackie Robinson
Rachel Robinson and Ken Burns discuss Jackie Robinson’s…
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Jackie Robinson and Jazz: Stealin’ Home
The final performance of Stealin’ Home, featuring…
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Looking Back at the Jackie Robinson Film ’42’
Chadwick Boseman portrays Jackie Robinson in the…
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The Books of Sharon Robinson
“It takes courage to be a pioneer”1
The…
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Jackie Robinson as Supporting Character
For many, Jack Roosevelt Robinson is the most important and…
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Telling Jackie Robinson’s Story through Children’s Literature
Jackie laughed. “Baseball isn’t all about home runs,”…
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‘I Want to Take Your Picture!’: Reconsidering Soul of the Game and the Future of Jackie Robinson
Stars of Soul of the Game, Mykelti Williamson (l.),…
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Robert B. Parker’s Double Play
Bent for Blood at Ebbets Field
Do you remember when a gun…
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Brother on the Wall: Spike Lee’s Jackie Robinson
Spike Lee, in his Jackie Robinson jersey, on the set of…
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Mr. Rickey Calls a Meeting
Jackie Robinson and Branch Rickey talk happily after a…
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The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson
Andre Braugher (Robinson) and Ruby Dee (as Mallie…
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Jackie Robinson’s Television Appearances
“Television is not only just what the doctor ordered for…
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The Plot to Kill Jackie Robinson: Historian Donald Honig Plays ‘What if?’
The cover of The Plot to Kill Jackie Robinson, illustration…
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Jackie Robinson in Youth Theatre
Publicity photo from the Chicago Children’s Theatre…
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The First: A Broadway Musical About Jackie Robinson
The First starred David Alan Grier, as Jackie Robinson,…
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Jackie Robinson’s Radio Shots
A natural on the radio, Jackie Robinson spent a fair…
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Jackie Robinson: Comic Book Superhero
The cover of the second issue of the Fawcett Publication…
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Jackie on Stage: Jackie Robinson and Vaudeville in 1947
Just across Florida Avenue, in the shadow of Griffith Stadium,…
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Cold Warrior: The Jackie Robinson Story
In the typical telling of the Jackie Robinson life story…