42 today : Jackie Robinson and his legacy / edited by Michael G. Long ; foreword by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, and David McMahon ; afterword by Kevin Merida.
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed StacksGV865.R6 A15 2021
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New York : Washington Mews Books, an imprint of New York University Press, [2021]
Summary:
""42 Today" is an exploration of Jackie Robinson and his legacy."-- Provided by publisher.
Jackie Robinson walked onto the diamond on April 15, 1947, as first baseman for the Brooklyn Dodgers, making history as the first African American to integrate Major League Baseball in the twentieth century. Today a national icon, Robinson was a complicated man who navigated an even more complicated world that both celebrated and despised him. This collection of essays explores Robinson's perspectives and legacies on civil rights, sports, faith, youth, and nonviolence, while providing rare glimpses into the struggles and strength of one of the nation's most athletically gifted and politically significant citizens. -- adapted from jacket
Contents:
Foreword : Taking Jackie Robinson seriously / Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, and David McMahon
Introduction : That day / Michael G. Long
Foundations. The owner / Howard Bryant ; A Methodist life / Randal Maurice Jelks
Baseball. Jackie Robinson ball / George Vecsey ; Telling it the right way / Jonathan Eig ; A champion of nonviolence? / Mark Kurlansky ; The white media missed it / Chris Lamb ; On retiring 42 / David Naze
Civil rights and politics. Before the world failed him / Sridhar Pappu ; The dilemma of the Black Republican / Gerald Early ; "I've got to be me" : Robinson and the long Black freedom struggle / Yohuru Williams
The wide world of sports. The first famous jock for justice / Peter Dreier ; Supporting Black women athletes / Amira Rose Davis ; The challenges of a gay Jackie Robinson / Adam Amel Rogers
Afterword : The legacy of perfection / Kevin Merida.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-222) and index.
Local Notes:
Pennsylvania Abolition Society Complimentary Collection
Other Format:
Online version: 42 today
ISBN:
9781479805624
1479805629
OCLC:
1149307533
Publisher Number:
40030418634
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