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Jackie Robinson’s Widow Reflects On His Legacy

Jackie Robinson was the first African American to play Major League Baseball – a milestone in U.S. history that preceded the Civil Rights movement. In anticipation of "Jackie Robinson," a Ken Burns two-part documentary on the baseball icon (airing on PBS April 11 and 12), we take a look back at a conversation sportscaster Len Berman had with Rachel Robinson, Jackie Robinson’s widow.