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Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972.
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Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972.
Baseball players, Black -- United States -- Biography.
Baseball players -- United States -- Biography.
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Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972.
Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972.
Baseball players, Black -- United States -- Biography.
Baseball players -- United States -- Biography.
MARC Display
I never had it made : an autobiography of
Jackie
Robinson
/
Jackie
Robinson
as told to Alfred Duckett.
by
Robinson
,
Jackie
,
1919-1972
.
Ecco Press, c1995.
Call #:
796.357092 R662i
Subjects
Robinson
,
Jackie
,
1919-1972
.
Baseball players, Black -- United States -- Biography.
Baseball players -- United States -- Biography.
ISBN:
9780060555979 (pbk.)
Alternate title:
Autobiography of
Jackie
Robinson
: I never had it made
Jackie
Robinson
: I never had it made
Description:
xxiv, 279 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Introductions by: Cornel West and Hank Aaron.
Originally published: New York : Putnam, 1972.
Summary:
"Before Aaron Judge, before Reggie Jackson, before Hank Aaron, baseball's stars had one undeniable trait in common: they were all white. In 1947,
Jackie
Robinson
broke that barrier, striking a crucial blow for racial equality and changing the world of sports forever. 'I Never Had It Made' is
Robinson
's own candid, hard-hitting account of what it took to become the first black man in history to play in the major leagues. 'I Never Had It Made' recalls
Robinson
's early years and influences: his time at UCLA, where he became the school's first four-letter athlete; his army stint during World War II, when he challenged Jim Crow laws and narrowly escaped court martial; his years of frustration, on and off the field, with the Negro Leagues; and finally that fateful day when Branch Rickey of the Brooklyn Dodgers proposed what became known as the 'Noble Experiment' --
Robinson
would step up to bat to integrate and revolutionize baseball. More than a baseball story, 'I Never Had It Made' also reveals the highs and lows of
Robinson
's life after baseball. He recounts his political aspirations and civil rights activism; his friendships with Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, William Buckley, Jr., and Nelson Rockefeller; and his troubled relationship with his son,
Jackie
, Jr. Originally published the year
Robinson
died, 'I Never Had It Made' endures as an inspiring story of a man whose heroism extended well beyond the playing field."--Back cover.
Genre:
Autobiographies.
Other authors:
Duckett, Alfred.
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