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The movie opens in 1944, when Jackie Robinson is serving as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army during World War II. Robinson and the other Black officers face discrimination and segregation, despite putting their lives on the line. After refusing to move to the back of a segregated Army bus, Robinson is court-martialed for insubordination.
Andre Braugher, in the 1990 TNT television movie The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson. [210] [211] Blair Underwood, in the 1996 HBO television movie Soul of the Game. [212] [213] Antonio Todd in "Colors", a 2005 episode of the CBS television series Cold Case. [214] Chadwick Boseman, in the 2013 motion picture 42. [215] [216]
Jackie Robinson was placed under arrest in quarters for refusing to move to the back of a military bus. He would be court-martialed but eventually acquitted in a trial on August 2. He would be court-martialed but eventually acquitted in a trial on August 2.
[12] [13] [14] Battalion commander Lieutenant Colonel Paul L. Bates refused to consider the court-martial charges put forward by the arresting military policemen. The post commander transferred Robinson to the 758th Tank Battalion, whose commander was willing to sign the insubordination court-martial order. [15] Robinson was acquitted of all ...
One of the battalion's more notable members was future baseball star Jackie Robinson. Robinson was transferred to the unit from the 761st Tank Battalion after an incident in which he refused to move to the back of a bus (contracted by the military, and not requiring segregation. The incident escalated to a court martial and wrongful allegations ...
The first contract Jackie Robinson signed along with Brooklyn Dodgers president Branch Rickey on Oct. 23, 1945, was an agreement to play for the Montreal Royals, the Dodgers' top farm club. The ...
Most Americans know a simplified version of the story of Jackie Robinson, who broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier on April 15, 1947. At a time when many institutions from public schools ...
World War II: At Camp Hood, Texas, future baseball star and 1st Lt. Jackie Robinson is arrested and later court-martialed for refusing to move to the back of a segregated U.S. Army bus. He is eventually acquitted.