
Jackie Robinson
Breaking The Color Line in Baseball
Matt Simmons(Author)
Crabtree Publishing Co,US
Published on 31. March 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
112 pages
978-0-7787-1244-2 (ISBN)
Description
At a time when much of the United States was still racially segregated, Jackie Robinson smashed the color barrier to become the first African-American player in Major League Baseball. Born in 1919 to a family of sharecroppers, Robinson excelled in sports throughout his school years. After serving briefly in the army during WWII, he briefly played ball in the Negro Leagues. At about the same time, a handful of all-white Major League teams paid lip service to trying out black players. But it was when Robinson played his first game for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947 that he became a part of what would be called "The Noble Experiment." Outspoken in the past when it came to racial injustice, Robinson endured racist jeers from fans and players, and even death threats, with dignity and composure. His historic feat of crossing baseball's "color line" became a symbol in the American civil rights movement in the decades that followed.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: First Grade, Interest Age: From 10 to 13 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 231 mm
Width: 183 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
299 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7787-1244-2 (9780778712442)
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