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Author
Publisher
ESPN Books
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
In honor of the sixtieth anniversary of the breaking of the color barrier in Major League Baseball, an assessment of the influence and legacy of Jackie Robinson draws on intimate interviews with more than one hundred African-American former players, as well as with othe celebrities, to reflect on Robinson's seminal role in American history and sports.
Author
Publisher
Atlantic Monthly
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Dunkel traces the rise of a Bismarck integrated squad and follows them through their ups and downs, focusing on the 1935 season, and the first National Semi-Pro Tournament in Wichita, Kansas--a decade before Jackie Robinson broke into the Major Leagues!
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Jackie Robinson always loved sports, especially baseball. He could run, leap, and throw better than any other kid around. But he lived at a time when the rules weren't fair to African Americans: Even though Jackie was a great athlete, he wasn't allowed on the best teams just because of the color of his skin. Jackie knew that sports were best when everyone, of every color, played together. He became the first black baseball player on a major-league...
Author
Series
Sport and culture volume 2
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A captivating book that brilliantly reveals an American sports legend long overlooked. Sally Jacobs tells the riveting story of Althea Gibson, my personal hero, who overcame daunting odds - on the tennis court and off - to stand at the world pinnacle of her sport and became an inspiration to many." - Billie Jean King In 1950, three years after Jackie Robinson first walked onto the diamond at Ebbets Field, the all-white, upper-crust US Lawn Tennis...
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