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Major League Baseball marked Jackie Robinson's 25th anniversary of breaking the league's color barrier by inviting him to throw out the first pitch at Game 2 of the 1972 World Series.

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Jackie Robinson - Mini Bio (4:03)

While serving in the military, Jackie Robinson was arrested for refusing to move to the back of a segregated bus. In 1947, he made history when his debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers ended racial segregation in Major League Baseball.

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Jackie Robinson - Full Episode (22:48)

Jackie Robinson - Full Episode

In his quest for excellence and equality, all-star athlete Jackie Robinson shatters the barriers of racism to become the first black baseball player to play in the major leagues.

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Jackie Robinson - Jackie & MLK (3:34)

Jackie Robinson - Jackie & MLK

Jackie Robinson burst onto the civil rights scene by breaking the color barrier of major league baseball in 1947. Robinson continued the cause and became close friends with Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Jackie Robinson - Last Words (3:47)