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The Negro Leagues

Season 1 | 1m 06s

Learn how Jackie Robinson entered the Negro Leagues, playing for the Kansas City Monarchs. In this clip, Buck O’Neil recounts when the team bus stopped at a filling station in Oklahoma, and the station attendant stated that the restroom was "for whites only.” Robinson told the attendant “No restroom, no gas.” Fearing the loss of a large sale of gasoline, the attendant agreed to let them use it.

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.
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Learn more about the famous Pee Wee Reese and Jackie Robinson myth.
Alton Waldon of Brooklyn shares a childhood memory of meeting Jackie Robinson.
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.