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Ice Cream

Season 1 | 1m 01s

In this clip from JACKIE ROBINSON, Alton Waldon of Brooklyn shares a childhood memory of when he and his school friends met Jackie Robinson, who treated the children to ice cream that day, and whom they revered as "a real hero who looked like" them. #JackieRobinsonPBS

Extras
Discover the South Philadelphia Little League team inspired by Jackie Robinson.
Watch Part II of Jackie Robinson, directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon.
JACKIE ROBINSON examines the life of the man who crossed baseball’s color line.
Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, and David McMahon discuss Jackie Robinson's significance.
Watch Part I of Jackie Robinson, directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon.
In 1944, Jackie Robinson refused to move to the back of a bus. Sound familiar?
Learn how Jackie Robinson entered the Negro Leagues, playing for the Kansas City Monarchs.
Learn more about the famous Pee Wee Reese and Jackie Robinson myth.
Learn how the early days of Jackie Robinson's life shaped his outlook and character.
April 15, 1947 marked Jackie Robinson's first game with the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Watch Part II of Jackie Robinson, directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon.
Watch Part I of Jackie Robinson, directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon.