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Jackie Robinson: An Integrated Life (Library of African American Biography) by J. Christopher Schutz, John David Smith is a biography available to read on EtoBox.
What is Jackie Robinson: An Integrated Life (Library of African American Biography) about?
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
Who reads Jackie Robinson: An Integrated Life (Library of African American Biography)?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- J. Christopher Schutz, John David Smith
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated; Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
- Published
- 2016
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781442245976
- Category
- biography
- Subjects
- Memoir, History, Biography
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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