Bedtime History
The Jackie Robinson Story
Meet Jackie Robinson, the brave baseball player who broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball. In 1947, he became the first Black player to play in the major leagues, facing unfair treatment with courage and strength. Jackie...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Deborah Riley Draper - Olympic Pride, American Prejudice
Deborah Riley Draper is a writer, director, filmmaker, producer, and author of Olympic Pride, American Prejudice. Her documentary and book explore the untold story of 18 African-American athletes who competed in the 1936 Berlin Olympics,...
Bedtime History
Jackie Robinson For Kids
Learn about the famous Brooklyn Dodgers baseball player, Jackie Robinson, and his struggle against racial segregation and discrimination throughout his life.
Wonderscape
Jackie Robinson: Breaking Baseball's Color Barrier
This video explores the life of Jackie Robinson, the first Black Major League Baseball player of the modern era. Learn about his journey from a four-sport athlete to his groundbreaking debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, the...
Wonderscape
From Jim Crow to Civil Rights: Black Resilience in the Face of Segregation
Explore the harsh realities of life under Jim Crow laws, from segregated public spaces to the struggles of Black soldiers returning home from war. Learn about the courage of figures like Jackie Robinson and Isaac Woodard, Jr., whose...
Curated Video
Improving Opinion Statements: Focusing on the Topic, Not the Writer
In this video, the teacher explains the difference between fact and opinion and guides students in revising their opinion statements to focus on the topic rather than themselves. The teacher provides examples and encourages critical...
Book Club for Kids
Jackie Robinson and Race
In the first half of the 20th century, racial segregation was common in America, including in sports. At the time, Major League Baseball (MLB) did not have a single Black player. That changed in 1947 when Jackie Robinson made history by...
Curated Video
Wendell Smith
Born on the 23rd of march, 1914. He was an African American sportswriter and editor. Credited with the recommendation of Jackie Robinson to Branch Rickey of the Brooklyn Dodgers. He died of Pancreatic Cancer at the age of 58 on the 26th...
The March of Time
1952: ROBINSON SPEAKS: MS Dodgers player Jack Roosevelt 'Jackie' Robinson (1919-1972) SOT saying when he came home from war he was lucky, went back to baseball, worried about nephew in Korea, quality job when comes home? How does he feel about FEPC?
MOT 1952: ROBINSON SPEAKS: MS Dodgers player Jack Roosevelt 'Jackie' Robinson (1919-1972) SOT saying when he came home from war he was lucky, went back to baseball, worried about nephew in Korea, quality job when comes home? How does he...
The Guardian
From the Bronx to Yale: the power of high school 'speech'
High school students from Democracy Prep school in the South Bronx, New York, compete against young people across the US at a ‘speech’ competition at Yale University, a form of competitive acting. Last year’s champion, Stephen, is hoping...
Curated Video
The Negro League Baseball: Shattering Segregation
Like much of American in the early 19th century, sports were segregated. But with the newly established Negro Baseball League, African American baseball players overcame racial segregation to claim the national pastime as their own.
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Britannica Q&A: Jackie Robinson
Top questions and answers for Jackie Robinson.
One Minute History
Baseball - Origins of Sports - One Minute History
Baseball’s lineage stems from Cricket, Stoolball and Rounders. Modern rules develop in Cooperstown, New York, with Alexander Cartwright’s book “Baseball.” The first professional team is established before the National League forms amidst...
Curated Video
Lego mosaics promote learning, fun during African Heritage Month
It's African Heritage Month in Nova Scotia and one Halifax library is using Lego to honour prominent African figures. The Captain William Spry Library held two sessions earlier this month so people could try their hand at building...
Curated Video
All-Black team inducted into Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame
It's been 70 years since the Indian Head Rockets hit the baseball field, but its two surviving members still have vivid memories of playing as an all-Black team on the Prairies. This summer, Saskatchewan is celebrating its baseball...
Curated Video
Willie O’Ree, the NHL’s first Black player, on racism in hockey
Willie O’Ree, the NHL’s first Black player, reflects on his legacy and the fight against anti-Black racism in hockey.
Curated Video
Rewriting the record books: MLB incorporates Negro Leagues statistics
Hall of Famer Josh Gibson is the new MLB all-time hitting leader now that the league has decided to include Negro Leagues stats in its official historical database. (Scripps News)
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Jackie Robinson 1947
Jackie Robinson walks with Pee Wee Reese Jackie Robinson 1947 at Wrigley Field on May 18, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois (Footage by Getty Images)
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The 2007 Annual Jackie Robinson Awards Dinner
Former Mayor David Dinkins and Mayor Mike Bloomberg, Della Britton Baeza, Leonard Coleman and Rachel Robinson at the The 2007 Annual Jackie Robinson Awards Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York, New York on March 5, 2007. ...
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The 2007 Annual Jackie Robinson Awards Dinner
Former Mayor David Dinkins and Mayor Mike Bloomberg at the The 2007 Annual Jackie Robinson Awards Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York, New York on March 5, 2007. (Footage by WireImage Video/Getty Images)
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The 2007 Annual Jackie Robinson Awards Dinner
Rachel Robinson, Wynton Marsalis, Dan O'Neil , Della Britton Baeza, and Leonard Coleman at the The 2007 Annual Jackie Robinson Awards Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York, New York on March 5, 2007. (Footage by WireImage...
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GettyImages Week In Review 04/11/13
GettyImages Week In Review 04/11/13 on April 11, 2013 in Hollywood, California (Footage by WireImage Video/Getty Images)
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
New York Yankees win 1953 World Series against the Brooklyn Dodgers
Title superimposed with a baseball graphic, "Yankees Win Series" / A good shot of the diamond and most of the crowd taken from the rafters of Yankee Stadium / The diamond with a light bulb; a batter and pitcher / Yogi Berra at bat, Carl...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
New York Yankees claim victory over Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1947 World Series
Title card: "Baseball" over EXT Yankee Stadium / MS Babe Ruth walks past camera up to microphone / stopping and coughing, waving his hat, Cardinal Francis Spellman stands behind him / CU Ruth, with bowed head, speaks into mic / High shot...