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Synopsis
A biography of the great baseball player, written by renowned Robinson scholars Yohuru Williams and Michael G. Long, with equal focus on Jack's life before and after baseball--telling the story of his lifelong fight for personal dignity and social justice.
JACK ROBINSON: THE STORY OF A BLACK FREEDOM FIGHTER presents a complete overview of Robinson's life, with equal focus on his life before and after baseball. Unlike most bios of Robinson that highlight his playing career and stoicism on the ballfield, JACK ROBINSON is the story of an iconic lifelong fighter for personal dignity and social justice, a fight in which Robinson did not always turn the other cheek. A key resource for readers who want to learn the whole story of a true American hero.
Synopsis
An enthralling, eye-opening portrayal of this barrier-breaking American hero as a lifelong, relentlessly proud fighter for Black justice and civil rights.
According to Martin Luther King, Jr., Jackie Robinson was "a sit-inner before the sit-ins, a freedom rider before the Freedom Rides." According to Hank Aaron, Robinson was a leader of the Black Power movement before there was a Black Power movement. According to his wife, Rachel Robinson, he was always Jack, not Jackie--the diminutive
form of his name bestowed on him in college by white sports writers. And throughout his whole life, Jack Robinson was a fighter for justice, an advocate for equality, and an inspiration beyond just baseball.
From two prominent Robinson scholars comes this exciting biography that recovers the real person behind the legend, reanimating this famed figure's legacy for new generations, widening our focus from the sportsman to the man as a whole, and deepening our appreciation for his achievements on the playing field in the process.