History Resources

Inside the Vault: Jackie Robinson

by Gilder Lehrman Staff

Originally broadcast on May 29, 2020, this session of Inside the Vault: Highlights from the Gilder Lehrman Collection explores a comic book about Jackie Robinson’s rookie year and letters written by Richard Nixon and Robert Kennedy to Jackie Robinson about the Civil Rights Movement. Jason Butler, a professional learning facilitator from DeKalb County (Georgia) School District and Taína Quiñones, manager of content development at the Jackie Robinson Museum, joined the curators for the conversation. 

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Classroom-ready resources for the documents presented

Use the timestamps below to jump to the documents you want to view

  • Today’s Documents: 5:03–5:24
  • “Jackie Robinson: Rookie of the Year” Comic Book: 5:25–7:54
  • Jackie Robinson at UCLA: 7:55–10:53
  • Jackie Robinson in the military: 10:54–15:59
  • Robinson’s Baseball Career: 16:00–32:10
  • Rachel Robinson: 32:11–36:44
  • Q&A: 36:45–43:39
  • Jackie Robinson’s Activism: 43:40–52:40
  • Letters between Richard Nixon and Jackie Robinson: 52:41–1:00:54
  • Robert F. Kennedy and Robinson: 1:00:55–1:10:23
  • Q&A: 1:10:24–1:15:08

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