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Jackie Robinson and His Legacy

Michael G. Long (Herausgeber)

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2021
Nyu Press (Verlag)
978-1-4798-0561-7 (ISBN)

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Explores Jackie Robinson's compelling and complicated legacy Before the United States Supreme Court ruled against segregation in public schools, and before Rosa Parks refused to surrender her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama, Jackie Robinson walked onto the diamond on April 15, 1947, as first baseman for the Brooklyn Dodgers, making history as the first African American to integrate Major League Baseball in the twentieth century. Today a national icon, Robinson was a complicated man who navigated an even more complicated world that both celebrated and despised him. Many are familiar with Robinson as a baseball hero. Few, however, know of the inner turmoil that came with his historic status. Featuring piercing essays from a range of distinguished sportswriters, cultural critics, and scholars, this book explores Robinson s perspectives and legacies on civil rights, sports, faith, youth, and nonviolence, while providing rare glimpses into the struggles and strength of one of the nation s most athletically gifted and politically significant citizens. Featuring a foreword by celebrated directors and producers Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, and David McMahon, this volume recasts Jackie Robinson s legacy and establishes how he set a precedent for future civil rights activism, from Black Lives Matter to Colin Kaepernick.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 9.2.2021
• Reihe/Serie: Washington Mews Books
• Nachwort: Kevin Merida
• Vorwort: Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, David McMahon
• Zusatzinfo: 12 b/w illustrations
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ballsport
• Schlagworte: African American athletes • African American heroes • baseball biography • baseball bios • birthday gift for sports lover • black athletes • books about jackie robinson • books on jackie robinson • Hall of Fame • jackie robinson 42 • jackie robinson baseball career • jackie robinson biography • jackie robinson early career • jackie robinson early life • jackie robinson family life • jackie robinson later life • jackie robinson legacy • jackie robinson life • jackie robinson why is he important • Major League Baseball • negro league
• ISBN-10: 1-4798-0561-0 / 1479805610
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4798-0561-7 / 9781479805617