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Article: Jackie Robinson: In a league of his own.(Metropolitan Times)(Arts & Entertainment)(Television)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- February 28, 1997
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Fifty years ago, when Jackie Robinson became the first black to play modern major league baseball, the world did not spin off its axis. It merely seemed as if it might to the many who embraced the time-dishonored tradition of racial segregation in the United States.
Because media people love anniversaries almost as much as they do ratings, we are about to be swamped by material dealing with Robinson. Tonight ESPN sets a high standard with 2 1/2 hours of programming about the complex man who was at the center of the vortex in 1947.
First comes a one-hour documentary, "Breaking the Line: Jackie Robinson's Legacy," which purports to present "dramatic new ...