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Jackie Robinson
An Integrated Life
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2016
Summary
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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Copyright Year
2016
ISBN-Print
978-1-4422-4596-9
ISBN-Online
978-1-4422-4597-6
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
175
Product Type
Monograph
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Contents No access
Introduction No access Pages 1 - 4
Chapter 1 Before the Legend: The Young Robinson No access Pages 5 - 14
Chapter 2 Freedom Fighter No access Pages 15 - 28
Chapter 3 The World of Black Baseball No access Pages 29 - 42
Chapter 4 ‘‘A Badge of Martyrdom’’: Robinson’s Entry into White Baseball No access Pages 43 - 68
Chapter 5 The Great Experiment: Robinson Ascends to the Major Leagues No access Pages 69 - 88
Chapter 6 ‘‘To Be Jackie Robinson’’: His Further Years in the Majors, 1949–1956 No access Pages 89 - 112
Chapter 7 Robinson Off the Diamond No access Pages 113 - 144
Chapter 8 Early Sunset on a Legend No access Pages 145 - 156
