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Herman, Gail Mara, Wil. O'Connor, Jim. Prince, April Jones Rappaport, Doreen Smith, ElliottSmith, Elliott
Summary: "On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson made history when he stepped onto the baseball diamond as a Brooklyn Dodger. For the first time in more than 60 years, a Black player took the field in a professional baseball game. How did Robinson break through the racist barriers that had kept so many Black athletes out of professional sports? And what is the enduring legacy of his remarkable...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 ROBO'Connor, Jim.
Summary: Presents a biography of the first black baseball player to play in the major leagues when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. Also traces the history of all-black baseball teams.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 1989
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Sports O'ConnorMara, Wil.
Summary: When Jackie Robinson joined the Brooklyn Dodgers he became the fir st African American to play on a white Major League Baseball team. Read about how Robinson changed the face of baseball when he broke the color barrier and opened the door for the non-white players that followed.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 ROBHerman, Gail
Summary: A biography of Jackie Robinson, the first African-American player in major league baseball when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, discussing his family, college and military years, athletic abilities, career in the Negro Leagues, move to the majors, and activism on behalf of African-Americans.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap 2011
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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT People Who RobinsonRappaport, Doreen
Summary: "Baseball, basketball, football, tennis, track and field -- no matter the game or competition, Jackie Robinson hit it out of the park. His exceptional talents should have easily landed him a career in pro sports. But in the United States in the 1930s and '40s, opportunities like those were closed to athletes like Jackie: his skin was the wrong color. Jackie settled for playing baseball in the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2017
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Summary: Traces the life of the first black Major League baseball player of the modern era, detailing his childhood, his career as an MVP-award winning baseball player, and a hero of the civil rights movement.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2021