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15 de out. de 1990 · A TV movie about Jackie Robinson's army career and his court-martial for refusing to sit at the back of a bus in Texas. Starring Andre Braugher, Daniel Stern, Ruby Dee and Bruce Dern, directed by Larry Peerce.
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- Biography, Drama
- Larry Peerce
- 1990-10-15
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson is a 1990 American drama film directed by Larry Peerce and written by L. Travis Clark, Steve Duncan, Clay Frohman and Dennis Lynton Clark. The film stars Andre Braugher, Daniel Stern, Ruby Dee, Stan Shaw, Paul Dooley and Bruce Dern.
- L. Travis Clark, Steve Duncan
- Turner Pictures, Von Zerneck Sertner Films
- From Athlete to Army Lieutenant
- Standing Strong
- Trial by Fire
- A Sports Star Is Born
- Right of Way
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Robinson was familiar with racism. Born in 1919 and raised in a predominantly White neighborhood in Pasadena, California, he had endured insults and racial slurs from his neighbors. Standing 5 foot 11 and weighing 180 pounds, he blossomed into a standout athlete at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), lettering in football, baseball,ba...
DESPITE THE MILITARY’S racial policies, Jackie Robinson adapted well to the army. He was selected for Officer Candidate School and commissioned on January 28, 1943. In April 1944, he was assigned to Camp Hood, Texas, and the all-Black 761st Tank Battalion, an outfit that called itself the “Black Panthers.” As a platoon leader, Robinson quickly earn...
ROBINSON’S COURT-MARTIALtook place at Camp Hood on August 2, 1944, before nine officers, ranging in rank from captain to colonel. The trial transcript gives no detailed information about the judges, but historian Adam Kama has determined that two were African American. Robinson was represented by Lieutenants William Cline and Robert H. Johnson. Bec...
AT CAMP BRECKINRIDGE, Robinson saw a Black soldier, Ted Alexander, tossing a baseball, and they struck up a conversation. Major league baseball barred Black players, but Alexander told Robinson there was good money to be made playing in the Negro Leagues, a network of all-Black professional teams. Alexander had pitched in the Negro Leagues since 19...
When Colonel George A. Horkan took command of Camp Lee, Virginia, in February 1943, the camp had a racial problem, and Horkan knew he had to do something about it. The civilian buses transporting soldiers to and from nearby Petersburg, Virginia, were a major source of friction. Drivers often refused to pick up African American soldiers, and when th...
In 1944, the future baseball star was a young lieutenant who refused to sit in the back of a bus on a U.S. Army base in Texas, where segregation was the norm. He faced disciplinary action and threats from civilians and army officers, but also support from his fellow soldiers and civil rights leaders. Learn how his stand against discrimination threatened his army career and his place in history.
In 1944, Jackie Robinson, the first black player in major-league baseball, faced a military trial for challenging a white bus driver who ordered him to move to the back of the bus. He was acquitted and became a symbol of civil rights activism.
16 de dez. de 2022 · Jackie Robinson, Segregation, Jim Crow. TV movie about ackie Robinson's experience in the military, and his subsequent court martial he faced when standing up to racial discrimination in the military. Addeddate. 2022-12-16 19:44:55.
13 de fev. de 2022 · The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson – Society for American Baseball Research. This article was written by Milbert O. Brown Jr. This article was published in Not an Easy Tale to Tell: Jackie Robinson on the Page, Stage, and Screen. Andre Braugher (Robinson) and Ruby Dee (as Mallie Robinson) in The Court Martial of Jackie Robinson.
How Jackie Robinson, the future baseball legend, defied Jim Crow rules and faced a court-martial in the Army during World War II. Read his story of resistance, protest, and vindication in this article from American Heritage magazine.
