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Never-before-published letters offer a rich portrait of the baseball star as a fearless advocate for racial justice. Jackie Robinson's courage on the baseball diamond is one of the great stories of the struggle for civil rights in America, but his death at age fifty-three in 1972 robbed America of his voice far too soon. Here, Robinson comes alive on the page, as scholar Long unearths a remarkable trove of Robinson's correspondence with - and personal...
24) Jackie Robinson
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A biography of the first African American to break the color barrier in major league baseball.
27) Jackie Robinson
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Biography of Jackie Robinson, the first African American to play in the Major League Baseball, presented in graphic novel format.
29) Baseball heroes
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Describes the lives of professional baseball players such as Jackie Robinson, Hank Greenburg, Fernando Valenzuela, and Ila Borders, and examines the obstacles faced by each of the players during their lives and careers.
31) Jackie Robinson
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Written in graphic novel format, this book provides a brief biography of Jackie Robinson, who in 1947, broke the color barrier and became the first African American to play major league baseball.
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"This book traces the entire story of black baseball, documenting the growth of the Negro Leagues at a time when segregation dictated that the major leagues were strictly white, and explaining how the drive to integrate the sport was a pivotal part of the American civil rights movement"--
33) Hank Aaron
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Hank Aaron broke into the major leagues in 1954 with the Milwaukee Braves and spent the next 21 seasons making baseball history with the organization. He is perhaps best known for setting the MLB record for most career home runs with 755?a record that was only recently broken by Barry Bonds.
34) Mookie Betts
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This title focuses on Mookie Betts and gives information related to his early life, his time in the pros, and the legacy he leaves behind.
36) Double play
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“Parker pretty much defies category altogether in this deeply felt and intimately told memory tale, which takes place during the historic baseball season of 1947...Fusing this chapter of sports history with a hard-boiled gangster plot and haunting recollections of his own Boston boyhood, Parker fashions a hugely entertaining fiction.”—The New York Times
1947: Jackie Robinson breaks major-league baseball’s color...
1947: Jackie Robinson breaks major-league baseball’s color...