This past week, Major League Baseball held its annual tribute to Jackie Robinson, the league’s first African American player in the modern era, who joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1947 season and changed not only the sport, but the world. 42, released to coincide with the anniversary, tells the story of the events leading up to and during that legendary year. It isn’t a world-changing film, but it is entertaining, and a fitting tribute to the man.
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