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.
""42 Today" is an exploration of Jackie Robinson and his legacy."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781479805624
- ISBN: 1479805629
- Physical Description: xiv, 239 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York : Washington Mews Books, an imprint of New York University Press, [2021]
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Foreword : taking Jackie Robinson seriously / Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, and David McMahon -- Introduction : that day / Michael G. Long -- The owner / Howard Bryant -- A Methodist life / Randal Jelks -- 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 -- 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 first famous jock for justice / Peter Dreier -- Supporting Black women athletes / Amira Rose Davis -- The challenges of a gay Jackie Robinson / Adam Amal Rogers -- Afterword : the legacy of perfection / Kevin Merida. |
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New Castle Public Library | Biog. Robinson (Text)
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Presented to the New Castle Public Library Honoring Chuck Tanner, Manager, Pittsburgh Pirates, 1979 World Champions, by Friends and Fans.
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