On This Day In Black History-January 24th
On this day in 1962, Jackie Robinson was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
On this day in 1962, Jackie Robinson was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
'42' looks fascinating, and not just for Harrison Ford's weird make-up. Relaying the biography of Jackie Robinson, it shows how the star baseball player (played by Chadwick Boseman) had to struggle against the prejudices that didn't want to see professional baseball become integrated. Now there's a featurette that plays up Robinson's historical significance.