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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Choice Review     Library Journal Review     Publisher Weekly Review     More Content       More by this author     Schutz, J. Christopher.     Subjects     Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972.     Baseball players, Black -- United States -- Biography.     Baseball players -- United States -- Biography.     Athletes, Black -- United States -- Biography.     Racism in sports -- United States -- History.     Discrimination in sports -- United States -- History.     Baseball -- United States -- History.     United States -- Race relations.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Schutz, J. Christopher.       by title:      Jackie Robinson : an...       by call number:      796.357092 R662s     Search the Web     Schutz, J. Christopher.     Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972.     Baseball players, Black -- United States -- Biography.     Baseball players -- United States -- Biography.     Athletes, Black -- United States -- Biography.     Racism in sports -- United States -- History.     Discrimination in sports -- United States -- History.     Baseball -- United States -- History.     United States -- Race relations.       MARC Display

Jackie Robinson : an integrated life / J. Christopher Schutz. by Schutz, J. Christopher. Rowman & Littlefield, [2016] Call #: 796.357092 R662s Subjects Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972.   Baseball players, Black -- United States -- Biography.   Baseball players -- United States -- Biography.   Athletes, Black -- United States -- Biography.   Racism in sports -- United States -- History.   Discrimination in sports -- United States -- History.   Baseball -- United States -- History.   United States -- Race relations. Series Library of African-American biography. ISBN:  9781442245969 (hc.) Description:  vii, 175 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-166) and index. Contents:  Before the legend: the young Robinson -- Freedom fighter -- The world of black baseball -- "A badge of martyrdom": Robinson's entry into white baseball -- The great experiment: Robinson ascends to the major leagues -- "To be Jackie Robinson": his further years in the majors, 1949-1956 -- Robinson off the diamond -- Early sunset on a legend. Summary:  Jackie Robinson's story is not only a compelling drama of heroism, but also as a template of the African American freedom struggle. A towering athletic talent, Robinson's greater impact was on preparing the way for the civil rights reform wave following WWII. But Robinson's story has always been far more complex than the public perception has allowed. Brooklyn Dodgers executive Branch Rickey famously told the young Robinson that he was "looking for a ballplayer with guts enough not to fight back." J. Christopher Schutz reveals the real Robinson, as a more defiant, combative spirit than simply the "turn the other cheek" compliant "credit to his race." The triumph of Robinson's inclusion in the white Major Leagues (which presaged blacks' later inclusion in the broader society) also included the slow demise of black-owned commercial enterprise in the Negro Leagues (which likewise presaged the unrecoverable loss of other important black institutions after civil rights gains). Examining this key figure at the crossroads of baseball and civil rights histories, Schutz provides a cohesive exploration of the man and the times that made him great. Genre:  Biographies. Holds:  1   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Alderney Gate Public Library Adult Biography 796.357092 R662s Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Halifax North Memorial Public Library Adult Biography 796.357092 R662s Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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