1920-1946BASEBALL
JACKIE ROBINSON WAS THE FIRST BLACK AMERICAN BASEBALL PLAYER IN THE MAJOR LEAGUE. CHRONICLES HIS EARLY LIFE, HIS EDUCATION, HIS COURTSHIP WITH RAE, HIS EXPERIENCES IN THE "NEGRO LEAGUES", BREAKING THE COLOR BARRIER, & THE RACISM HE FACED WHEN HE JOINED THE BROOKLYN DODGERS IN 1947. AFRICAN-AMERICANS. AMERICAN SPORTS. FIRST UCLA STUDENT-ATHLETE TO WIN VARISTY LETTERS IN FOUR SPORTS (FOOTBALL, BASEBALL, TRACK & BASKETBALL). SPORTS MILESTONES.
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PRE-TEEN WALKS DOWN WIDE DIRT ROAD. GEORGIA, 1920s
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BOYS RUN ONTO BASEBALL FIELD. MEN HIT BALLS, FIELD PRACTICE, 1920s
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BLACK PRE-TEEN ASKS MAN TO HIT HIM ONE. KID CATCHES BALL WITH BARE HANDS. MAN CALLS HIM OVER, GIVE HIM AN OLD BASEBALL GLOVE. EXCITED BOY RUNS AWAY
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SHARECROPPER'S WIFE, SOUTHERN HOUSEWIFE BRINGS LAUNDRY BASKET INTO THE HOUSE. BOY RUNS INTO HIS HOUSE, SHOWS MOTHER BASEBALL GLOVE. MOTHER HUGS HER SON
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CALENDER MONTH PAGES THROWN ON TOP OF ONE ANOTHER SHOWS PASSAGE OF TIME WITH IMAGES OF BOY, PLAYING WITH BASEBALL & MITT, SHINING SHOES, DELIVERING NEWSPAPERS ON BICYCLE. PAPERBOY. DATE UP TO 1937.
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SHARECROPPER HOUSEWIFE MOTHER CALLS SONS INTO KITCHEN, PLACING LETTERS ON SHIRT. SON MOVES THE LETTERS PJC (PASSADENA JUNIOR COLLEGE). SON GOING OFF TO COLLEGE
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NEWSPAPER ARTICLE "JACKIE ROBINSON BREAKS BROAD JUMP MARK". BEATS HIS BROTHER'S RECORD
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UNIVERSITY DEAN & COACH TALK ABOUT ROBINSON
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NEWSPAPER HEADLINE "UCLA LANDS ALL-SPORTS RECORD HOLDER"
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UCLA COLLEGE FOOTBALL GAME. CUT TO "MACK ROBINSON" &
JACKIE'S GIRLFRIEND IN STANDS CHEERING. OPPONENTS COME DOWN HARD ON ROBINSON. JACKIE INJURED HIS BACK IN FOOTBALL GAME |
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ROBINSON IN LOCKER ROOM WITH SPORTS MASSAGE THERAPIST.
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UCLA CAMPUS LATE 1930s. BLACK COURTING COUPLE SITS &
TALKS |
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SON HELPS HIS MOTHER IN KITCHEN
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EXTERIOR/NIGHT: MAN BRINGS HIS STREET-CLEANER BROTHER "LUNCH"
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ROBINSON PLAYS BASKETBALL FOR UCLA
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IN LOCKER ROOM AFTER BASKETBALL GAME, ROBINSON COOLING DOWN
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MACK & JACKIE ROBINSON OPEN MAIL WITH REJECTION LETTERS. CAN'T GET A JOB
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NURSES QUARTERS HARLEM HOSPITAL. JACKIE'S GIRLFRIEND & HER FRIEND READ LETTERS FROM THEIR SWEETHEARTS.
BLACK NURSING STUDENTS |
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THRONGS OF CHEERING CROWDS FILL TIMES SQUARE CELEBRATING JAPANESE SURRENDER. ELECTRONIC BILLBOARD VJ-DAY, END OF WWII.
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SPINNING NEWSPAPER HEADLINE "WAR ENDS"
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ROBINSON RETURNS FROM ARMY. UNPACKING. BROTHER READS MAIL, ROBINSON GETS A JOB
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SIGN READS "BASEBALL TODAY, PANTHERS VS EAGLES"
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"NEGRO LEAGUE". ROBINSON PLAYS FOR THE PANTHERS, UP AT BAT. PITCHER DELIBERATELY GIVES HIM A HARD TIME.
DESPITE THAT, ROBINSON HITS DOUBLE, STEALS TO THIRD THEN HOME |
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"NEGRO LEAGUE" TEAM RIDING ON BUS HOME
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JACKIE GOES INTO DINER, ORDERS FOOD FOR THE TEAM.
OWNER GIVES HIM HARD TIME. CHEF SAYS HE'LL DO IT. OWNER WON'T LET THEM USE THE RESTROOM. RACISM IN THE SOUTH, 1930s. |
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"NEGRO LEAGUE" PLAYERS IN LOCKER ROOM TALKING CONTRACTS
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"NEGRO LEAGUE" BASEBALL GAME, PANTHERS VS EAGLES.
SCOUTS IN THE AUDIENCE |
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CLYDE SUKEFORTH, SCOUT FOR THE BROOKLYN DODGERS APPROACHES ROBINSON ABOUT MEETING BRANCH RICKEY
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ROBINSON ASLEEP, CLYDE SUKEFORTH WAKES HIM UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. ANGRY ROBINSON DIDN'T MEET HIM.
ROBINSON DIDN'T BELIEVE HE WAS A SCOUT |
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TRAIN APPROCHES & PASSES AT NIGHT
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NEW YORK CITY SKYLINE
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BROOKLYN BASEBALL CLUB, BRANCH RICKEY'S OFFICE.
ROBINSON MEETS WITH RICKEY & SUKEFORTH. OFFER HIM JOB WITH THE BROOKLYN ORGANIZATION, WITH MONTREAL. 1946. RICKEY GIVES ADVICE "NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS ON THE BALLFIELD, YOU CAN'T FIGHT BACK" |
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INTERIOR ROBINSON'S HOME. MOTHER KNITTING, BROTHER RELAXING. PHONE RINGS. ROBINSON CALLS HOME TO TELL THEM OF HIS NEW JOB WITH BROOKLYN.
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ROBINSON VISITS REVEREND CARTER FOR ADVICE
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NEWSPAPER HEADLINE READS "NEGRO SIGNED FOR DODGER FARM, ROBINSON TO PLAY FOR MONTREAL".
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CENTRAL PARK, ROBINSON COURTING RAE. SHE GIVES HIM ULTIMATUM, MARRY ME NOW
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RAE & JACKIE SIT IN THE BACK OF THE BUS. JIM CROW LAWS. SIGN FOR COLORED TO SIT IN REAR.
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THE ROBINSONS GET OFF BUS IN DAYTONA BEACH, MET BY ATTORNEY GAINES.
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MONTREAL SPRING TRAINING CAMP IN SANFORD, FLORIDA.
ROBINSON LEFT OUT BY FELLOW TEAMMATES. RESENTMENT AMONG THE WHITE PLAYERS. FINALLY THEY INCLUDE HIM |
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SIGN FOR "TODAY'S GAME, MONTREAL REDS VS MONTREAL BLUES". MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL GAME, 1946. SHORTY HOPPER. ROBINSON. SCOREBOARD. RICKEY COMPLIMENTS ROBINSON. HOPPER GRABS HIS ARM, ASKS RICKEY "DO YOU REALLY THINK HE'S A HUMAN BEING?"
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TWO WOMEN SIT ON PORCH KNITTING & TALKING. RAE ROBINSON AFRAID FOR JACKIE
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TEAM ARRIVES FOR GAME. GATE LOCKED. NOTICE ON THE GATE, "CANCELLED IN ACCORDANCE RELATING TO SPORTS EVENTS BETWEEN WHITE & COLORED". COLOR BARRIER. JIM CROW. ROBINSON WANTS TO BOW OUT, RICKEY WON'T LET HIM
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SPORTS ANNOUNCER HANDED BREAKING NEWS BRIEF. TALKS ABOUT SOME CITIES EXPRESSING PRETTY STRONG SENTIMENT AGAINST MONTREAL & ROBINSON
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BRANCH RICKEY GETS PRESSURE TO DROP ROBINSON BEFORE THE SEASON STARTS
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RAE & JACKIE PACK FOR HIS FIRST GAME WITH MONTREAL
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25,000 SEAT ROOSEVELT STADIUM, JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY. OPENING OF THE 1946 INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE SEASON. SPORTS ANNOUNCERS. JACKIE ROBINSON ERRORS IN THE FIRST INNING. ROBINSON BOOED BY BASEBALL FANS.
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ROBINSON AT BAT. BUNTS, SAFE AT FIRST BASE. STEALS TO SECOND, THEN THIRD, THEN HOME. STEALS THREE BASES
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ROBINSON AT BAT. HITS HOME RUN, RUNS THE BASES
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NEWSPAPER ARTICLE HEADLINE READS: "RIOT THREATENED IF NEGRO PLAYS HERE NEXT WEEK". "MONTREAL WARNED NOT TO BRING ROBINSON"
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RACIST SPECTATORS TALK ABOUT "THE SHINE PLAYING", "NIGGER BALL PLAYER". PLAN TO HARASS ROBINSON
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JACKIE ROBINSON BOOED BY SPECTATORS AS HE COMES TO BAT
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RAE WAITS FOR JACKIE AT THE PLAYER'S ENTRANCE. THREE WHITE RACISTS CONFRONT JACKIE, THREATEN HIM. JACKIE DOESN'T FIGHT BACK. RACIST POINTS HIS FINGER IN ROBINSON'S CHEST. TWO TEAMMATES WALK HIM TO BUS
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BASEBALL SCOREBOARD MONTREAL & SARACUSE. MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL GAME. COACH HOPPER GIVES SHORTY PAIR OF ELEVATOR SHOES. TEAMMATES CHUCKLE
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SHORTY AT BAT, SHOWS OFF HIS ELEVATOR SHOES TO CATCHER. SHORTY HITS A SINGLE
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MONTREAL-SARACUSE SCOREBOARD
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MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL GAME, 1946. RACISTS HECKLE ROBINSON FROM BEHIND FENCE. RACIAL SLURS. THEY PUT BLACK CAT DOWN, ROBINSON PICKS IT UP & PETS IT.
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JACKIE ROBINSON AT BAT. HAS TO ENDURE RACIAL SLURS FROM OPPOSING TEAM MEMBERS & FANS. RACIST EATS WATERMELON. ANOTHER PUTS DOWN SHOE SHINE KIT.
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OWNERS, MANAGERS MEETING. PICKING BROOKLYN DODGERS TEAM. ROBINSON NOT INCLUDED IN MAJOR LEAGUE
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SPRING TRAINING, BROOKLYN DODGERS & MONTREAL ROYALS.
PANAMA. BRANCH RICKEY FINDS OUT THAT 6 DODGERS SIGNED PETITION TO KEEP ROBINSON OFF DODGERS |
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RICKEY BERATES DODGER PLAYERS IN HIS ROOM FOR BEING RACIST. BRINGS UP THE FACT THAT PLAYER'S PARENTS WERE IMMIGRANTS & NO ONE STOPPED THEIR FATHERS FROM BEING IMMIGRANT LABORERS & HOW DARE THEY STOP AN AMERICAN WHOSE FAMILY HAS BEEN HERE 200 YEARS
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MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL GAME, 1946. BRANCH RICKEY PUTS ROBINSON ON FIRST BASE. MONTREAL ROYALS
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ROBINSON AT BAT. DODGER PITCHER GIVES HIM A HARD TIME, BUT ROBINSON HITS HOME RUN.
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SPECTATORS HECKLE ROBINSON
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