Bibliograph

42 today, Jackie Robinson and his legacy, edited by Michael G. Long ; foreword by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, and David McMahon ; afterword by Kevin Merida

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42 today, Jackie Robinson and his legacy, edited by Michael G. Long ; foreword by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, and David McMahon ; afterword by Kevin Merida

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

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individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

42 today

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1149307533

Responsibility statement

edited by Michael G. Long ; foreword by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, and David McMahon ; afterword by Kevin Merida

Series statement

Washington mews books

Sub title

Jackie Robinson and his legacy

Summary

""42 Today" is an exploration of Jackie Robinson and his legacy."--, Provided by publisherJackie 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. This collection of essays 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. -- adapted from jacket

Table Of Contents

Foreword : Taking Jackie Robinson seriously / Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, and David McMahon -- Introduction : That day / Michael G. Long -- Foundations. The owner / Howard Bryant ; A Methodist life / Randal Jelks -- Baseball. Jackie Robinson ball / George Vecsey ; Telling it the right way / Jonathan Eig ; A champion of nonviolence? / Mark Kurlansky ; The white media missed it / Chris Lamb ; On retiring 42 / David Naze -- Civil rights and politics. Before the world failed him / Sridhar Pappu ; The dilemma of the Black Republican / Gerald Early ; "I've got to be me" : Robinson and the long Black freedom struggle / Yohuru Williams 00 The wide world of sports. The first famous jock for justice / Peter Dreier ; Supporting Black women athletes / Amira Rose Davis ; The challenges of a gay Jackie Robinson / Adam Amal Rogers -- Afterword : The legacy of perfection / Kevin Merida

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