Explore Jackie and Rachel Robinson's partnership. JACKIE ROBINSON, a new film by Ken Burns (PBS), Sarah Burns & David McMahon, premieres on PBS April 11 @ 12 @ 9/8c. | PBS

42 (2013) 42 tells the powerful true story of Jackie Robinson, the first African American to break Major League Baseball’s color barrier in 1947. The film follows Robinson’s journey from the Negro Leagues to joining the Brooklyn Dodgers, led by general manager Branch Rickey, who boldly decides it’s time for change in baseball. As Robinson enters an all-white league, he faces relentless racism—jeers from the crowd, hostility from opposing teams, and even backlash from some of his own teammates. B