James and Maverick Carter's Uninterrupted will produce the doc, which has participation from Major League Baseball and the Jackie Robinson Foundation.
and Maverick Carter’s content studio Uninterrupted, and counts James and Carter as executive producers, alongside Emmy-winner and Oscar nominee Nelson and director Andre Gaines. MLB and the Jackie Robinson Foundation are also participating in the project.follows the teams, players and stories that came after Robinson broke baseball’s color barrier, and includes interviews with current and former players, as well as expansive archival footage from MLB’s library.
“As a lifelong fan of baseball, I’m thrilled to be presenting this in-depth documentary on some of the lesser-known legends who followed in Jackie Robinson’s footsteps to push past racial barriers in order to make Major League Baseball more inclusive,” said Nelson in a statement. “I’m excited to work with Andre Gaines on this project and am grateful to The History Channel, Uninterrupted, Major League Baseball, and The Jackie Robinson Foundation for making this film possible.
James and Nelson had previously partnered on another documentary for History Channel bout the civil rights movement called
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