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Ken Burns | "There's Nobody Better than Buck"

Ken Burns | "There's Nobody Better than Buck"

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Ken Burns joins Bob Kendrick to discuss the making of his 1994 landmark documentary “Baseball” and the episode “Shadow Ball” which highlighted the stars of the Negro Leagues and revealed Buck O’Neil to a worldwide audience for the first time. Bob and Ken discuss the influence of the Negro Leagues on Civil Rights, the pivotal roles Jackie Robinson, Buck O’Neil and Henry Aaron played in that progress, how the public’s understanding and appreciation of the Negro Leagues continues to grow and how Ken’s friendship with Buck O’Neil enriched his life. Bob also discusses Ken Burns’s latest project, “Leonardo da Vinci.”

And, for the first time publicly released, hear Ken’s moving eulogy at Buck O’Neil’s memorial service in 2006.

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Just an amazing and excellent episode. As always, Bob Kendrick is impeccable with his delivery. Hearing his conversation with Ken Burns was just astounding. The icing on the cake, well, that was hearing Ken's eulogy for the late, great Buck O’Neil -- it was incredibly, incredibly moving.

Excellent Episode!

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