Production Language English
Country of Origin United States
Description Directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS: ELA (documentary narrative), History (civil rights movement) This second installment of the acclaimed PBS documentary chronicles Brooklyn Dodgers great Jackie Robinson’s evolution as an activist. Veteran documentarians Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, and David McMahon illuminate Robinson’s contributions to and clashes with the burgeoning 1960s civil rights movement, allowing students to see archival materials and historical perspectives put to masterful use in the service of story.
Identifier 2016s.MV.01102
