On April 15, Major League Baseball celebrates Jackie Robinson Day. On that day 66 years ago, Robinson broke the baseball color line and became the first African-American to play on a major sports team. Today, “42″ — a biopic about the Baseball Hall of Famer and civil rights pioneer, whose jersey was emblazoned with the number [...]
Pres. Obama Wants to Visit Atlanta Set of Jackie Robinson Bio-Pic, ’42′
June 24, 2012 | Posted by
President Barack Obama heads back to Atlanta for more fundraising this week, and reportedly wants to visit the set of a movie filming here. Deadline reports that Obama wants to visit the set of “42,” the movie about baseball great Jackie Robinson. Actor Chadwick Boseman plays the athlete who broke MLB’s color line by joining [...]
