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Title Jackie Robinson : race, sports, and the American dream / edited by Joseph Dorinson and Joram Warmund ; contributors Ron Briley [and twenty one others]
Published London [England] ; New York, New York : Routledge, 2015
©1998

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Description 1 online resource (295 pages) : illustrations
Contents pt. 1. Historical perspectives -- pt. 2. Fans' remembrances -- pt. 3. The radical press/agenda -- pt. 4. On the [level?] playing field -- pt. 5. Measuring the impact on baseball -- pt. 6. Measuring the impact on society -- pt. 7. Thank you, Jackie Robinson
Summary With these words, President Clinton contributed to Long Island University's three-day celebration of that momentous event in American history when Robinson became the first African American to play major league baseball. This new book includes presentations from that celebration, especially chosen for their fresh perspectives and illuminating insights. A heady mix of journalism, scholarship, and memory offers a presentation that far transcends the retelling of just another sports story. Readers get a true sense of the social conditions prior to Robinson's arrival in the major leagues and the r
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972 -- Congresses
SUBJECT Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972 fast
Subject Baseball players -- United States -- Biography -- Congresses
African American baseball players -- Biography -- Congresses
Discrimination in sports -- United States -- Congresses
African American baseball players
Baseball players
Discrimination in sports
United States
Genre/Form Conference papers and proceedings
Form Electronic book
Author Dorinson, Joseph, 1936- editor.
Warmund, Joram, 1939- editor.
Briley, Ron, contributor
ISBN 9781315703237
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