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42 today : Jackie Robinson and his legacy  Cover Image Book Book

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.

Long, Michael G., (editor.). Burns, Ken, 1953- (writer of foreword.). Burns, Sarah, 1982- (writer of foreword.). McMahon, David, 1976- (writer of foreword.). Merida, Kevin, (writer of afterword.).

Summary:

""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.
Subject: Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972.
Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972 > Influence.
African American baseball players > Biography.
Discrimination in sports > United States > History > 20th century.
United States > Race relations > History > 20th century.
Genre: Biographies.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Lawrence County Federated Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at New Castle Public Library.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
New Castle Public Library Biog. Robinson (Text)
Bookplate: Presented to the New Castle Public Library Honoring Chuck Tanner, Manager, Pittsburgh Pirates, 1979 World Champions, by Friends and Fans.
31902005420088 NWCM Biography Available -

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