Brooklyn Baseball Film Series

In celebration of African-American History Month and in conjunction with BHS's current exhibit Home Base: Memories of the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field, BHS is showing The Life of Jackie Robinson a film which tells the true story of how baseball-great Jackie Robinson fought racial discrimination and broke the color barrier in baseball. Jackie Robinson stars as himself in this biographical film which recounts his youth, success at UCLA, military service, Negro League experience and his extraordinary achievement at becoming the first African-American player in major league baseball. The film co-stars Ruby Dee, Minor Watson and Louise Beavers.