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Jackie Robinson and the integration of baseball /

A comprehensive account of Jackie Robinson's life and career, focusing on the events surrounding the shattering of the "color barrier" in Major League Baseball. Discusses his life after baseball, his influential position in the civil rights movement, and his enduring legacy as a racia...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hillstrom, Laurie Collier, 1965-
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Detroit : Omnigraphics, Inc., 2013.
Series:Defining moments.
Subjects:
Robinson, Jackie, > 1919-1972.
Baseball players > United States > Biography.
African American baseball players > Biography.
Racism in sports > United States > History.
Discrimination in sports > United States > History.
Baseball > United States > History.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Baseball > History.
Baseball players > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
African American baseball players > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:A comprehensive account of Jackie Robinson's life and career, focusing on the events surrounding the shattering of the "color barrier" in Major League Baseball. Discusses his life after baseball, his influential position in the civil rights movement, and his enduring legacy as a racial pioneer.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 221 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780780813281 (electronic bk.)
0780813286 (electronic bk.)