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Jackie Robinson - An Integrated Life (Paperback)
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Jackie Robinson - An Integrated Life (Paperback)
Series: Library of African American Biography
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Loot Price R420
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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.
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