Ken Burns' new documentary 'Jackie Robinson' begins Monday

PBS/Courtesy of the Baseball Hall of FameIf you're a fan of the game of baseball, it's impossible to ignore the impact Jackie Robinson left both on and off the field while with the Dodgers and beyond. Crossing the color line has been told and re-told so many times that the depth of Robinson has almost been lost on history.

Documentarian Ken Burns tells a deeper story of Robinson's life in whole, starting Monday at 9/8c on PBS.

The two-part, four-hour film directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon tells the story of an American icon whose life-long battle for first class citizenship for all African Americans transcends even his remarkable athletic achievements. Robinson, Martin…