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Format: 1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 239 Seiten) : , Illustrationen.

ISBN: 978-1-4798-0563-1

Series Statement: Washington Mews book

Content: Explores Jackie Robinson's compelling and complicated legacy Before the United States Supreme Court ruled against segregation in public schools, and before Rosa Parks refused to surrender her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama, Jackie Robinson walked onto the diamond on April 15, 1947, as first baseman for the Brooklyn Dodgers, making history as the first African American to integrate Major League Baseball in the twentieth century. Today a national icon, Robinson was a complicated man who navigated an even more complicated world that both celebrated and despised him. Many are familiar with Robinson as a baseball hero. Few, however, know of the inner turmoil that came with his historic status. Featuring piercing essays from a range of distinguished sportswriters, cultural critics, and scholars, this book explores Robinson's perspectives and legacies on civil rights, sports, faith, youth, and nonviolence, while providing rare glimpses into the struggles and strength of one of the nation's most athletically gifted and politically significant citizens. Featuring a foreword by celebrated directors and producers Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, and David McMahon, this volume recasts Jackie Robinson's legacy and establishes how he set a precedent for future civil rights activism, from Black Lives Matter to Colin Kaepernick

Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 978-1-4798-0562-4

Language: English

Keywords: 1919-1972 Robinson, Jackie ; Baseball ; Schwarze ; Rassismus ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Biografie

DOI: 10.18574/9781479805631

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Format: 1 online resource : , 12 b/w illustrations

ISBN: 9781479805631

Series Statement: Washington Mews Books

Content: Explores Jackie Robinson’s compelling and complicated legacy Before the United States Supreme Court ruled against segregation in public schools, and before Rosa Parks refused to surrender her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama, Jackie Robinson walked onto the diamond on April 15, 1947, as first baseman for the Brooklyn Dodgers, making history as the first African American to integrate Major League Baseball in the twentieth century. Today a national icon, Robinson was a complicated man who navigated an even more complicated world that both celebrated and despised him. Many are familiar with Robinson as a baseball hero. Few, however, know of the inner turmoil that came with his historic status. Featuring piercing essays from a range of distinguished sportswriters, cultural critics, and scholars, this book explores Robinson’s perspectives and legacies on civil rights, sports, faith, youth, and nonviolence, while providing rare glimpses into the struggles and strength of one of the nation’s most athletically gifted and politically significant citizens. Featuring a foreword by celebrated directors and producers Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, and David McMahon, this volume recasts Jackie Robinson’s legacy and establishes how he set a precedent for future civil rights activism, from Black Lives Matter to Colin Kaepernick.

Note: Frontmatter -- , CONTENTS -- , Foreword: Taking Jackie Robinson Seriously -- , Introduction: That Day -- , PART I. FOUNDATIONS -- , 1 The Owner -- , 2 A Methodist Life -- , PART II. BASEBALL -- , 3 Jackie Robinson Ball -- , 4 Telling It the Right Way -- , 5 A Champion of Nonviolence? -- , 6 The White Media Missed It -- , 7 On Retiring 42 -- , PART III. CIVIL RIGHTS AND POLITICS -- , 8 Before the World Failed Him -- , 9 The Dilemma of the Black Republican -- , 10 “I’ve Got to Be Me”: Robinson and the Long Black Freedom Struggle -- , PART IV. THE WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS -- , 11 The First Famous Jock for Justice -- , 12 Supporting Black Women Athletes -- , 13 The Challenges of a Gay Jackie Robinson -- , Afterword: The Legacy of Perfection -- , Acknowledgments -- , Notes -- , About the Contributors -- , Index , In English.

Language: English

DOI: 10.18574/9781479805631

URL: https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781479805631