Jackie Robinson: Breaking The Color Line in Baseball (Crabtree Groundbreaker Biographies)

by Matt Simmons

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At a time when much of the United States was still racially segregated, Jackie Robinson smashed the color barrier to become the first African-American player in Major League Baseball. Outspoken in the past when it came to racial injustice, Robinson endured racist jeers from fans and players, and even death threats, with dignity and composure. His historic feat of crossing baseball's "color line" became a symbol in the American civil rights movement in the decades that followed.
  • ISBN10 0778712443
  • ISBN13 9780778712442
  • Publish Date 31 March 2014
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Crabtree Publishing Co,US
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 112
  • Language English