{"id":38905,"date":"2022-06-17T20:26:32","date_gmt":"2022-06-18T00:26:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=38905"},"modified":"2022-06-17T20:26:32","modified_gmt":"2022-06-18T00:26:32","slug":"after-jackie-premieres-saturday-june-18-8pm-on-history-channel-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/17\/after-jackie-premieres-saturday-june-18-8pm-on-history-channel-video\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;After Jackie&#8221; Premieres Saturday, June 18 @ 8PM on History Channel [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-38907\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/after-jackie-hero.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/after-jackie-hero.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/after-jackie-hero-300x179.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/>On April 15, 1947, Robinson started at first base with the Brooklyn Dodgers, marking the first time a Black man played in the modern Major Leagues and breaking the color barrier in the sport.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; 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