The second part of the miniseries picks up with Robinson’s second season in Brooklyn and follows the man through the rest of his baseball career, his retirement from the game, his impact on the Civil Rights movement, and concludes with his death in 1972.
The first part of the documentary starts with Robinson’s humble beginnings in rural Georgia and follow’s the athlete’s life and career up through his first season with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947.
This includes everything from escaping the hardships of the American South to his phenomenal collegiate career at UCLA, his time in the U.S. Army, and time spent in the Negro and minor leagues.