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Jackie Robinson
Faced with enormous odds, Jack Roosevelt Robinson uses his overwhelming athletic ability and his extraordinary courage to conquer the ingrained prejudice and hostility of organized baseball, leading the way to integration without violence or edict.
207 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1993
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April 3, 2025
Is it possible to like Jackie Robinson because of what he went through and not like baseball
June 5, 2012
Jackie Robinson
Manfred Weidhorn
This book was an biography about Jackie Robinson, the man who broke baseball's color barrier by playing with the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1946-1956. Jackie Robinson was born in Cairo, Georgia on January 31, 1919. He lived in a time of segregation in America. His family moved to Pacedena, CA after Jerry Robinson, Robinson's father, ran away. They also left to avoid racial treatment but that was inevitable. Robinson was moved by sports and used it to feel like a normal kid despite his skin color. Robinson was gifted with an incredible talent to change the outcome of a game. No matter what sport, Robinson was able to pull through and have a tremendous game. Robinson attended UCLA but left weeks before his graduation for a job opportunity as a camp counselor. The reason behind leaving before graduation was the fact that he had no future after college, he was an excellent athlete but that meant nothing in terms of a career due to his skin color. So, he left to take the job that he didn't think another opportunity would arise after college.
Robinson did a couple different things before joining the Dodger organization. He joined the Army but later left for being treated with inequality because he was black. Robinson also joined the Kansas City Monarchs, a Negro League team, where he played shortstop. This got him recognized as a prospect potential by the Dodgers which led to the signing of Robinson. In the fall of 1945, Robinson signed a minor league contract with the Dodgers. This created a lot of debate in America and teams/players disagreed with the action of signing. Fortunately, Robinson turned out as an incredible baseball players during his ten year career with the Dodgers. Robinson won awards such as 1947 Rookie of the Year, 1949 league MVP, and a 1962 Hall of Fame induction.
I thought that this was a good book, I learned a lot more about Jackie Robinson which is nice. I am a fan of baseball so I did enjoy reading this book. If you do like baseball mixed in with a little American history, I do recommend that you read this book because Robinson lived a very full life and is rather interesting.
I rated this book a 4 because it had a lot of detail in the book about Robinson's life. He was able to change the color barrier which was incredible for baseball and helped with the Civil Rights Movement. The only thing that prevented the book was that the reading was not too challenging for me to read, so yes, it is an easy read. But it was still a good book to read.
Manfred Weidhorn
This book was an biography about Jackie Robinson, the man who broke baseball's color barrier by playing with the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1946-1956. Jackie Robinson was born in Cairo, Georgia on January 31, 1919. He lived in a time of segregation in America. His family moved to Pacedena, CA after Jerry Robinson, Robinson's father, ran away. They also left to avoid racial treatment but that was inevitable. Robinson was moved by sports and used it to feel like a normal kid despite his skin color. Robinson was gifted with an incredible talent to change the outcome of a game. No matter what sport, Robinson was able to pull through and have a tremendous game. Robinson attended UCLA but left weeks before his graduation for a job opportunity as a camp counselor. The reason behind leaving before graduation was the fact that he had no future after college, he was an excellent athlete but that meant nothing in terms of a career due to his skin color. So, he left to take the job that he didn't think another opportunity would arise after college.
Robinson did a couple different things before joining the Dodger organization. He joined the Army but later left for being treated with inequality because he was black. Robinson also joined the Kansas City Monarchs, a Negro League team, where he played shortstop. This got him recognized as a prospect potential by the Dodgers which led to the signing of Robinson. In the fall of 1945, Robinson signed a minor league contract with the Dodgers. This created a lot of debate in America and teams/players disagreed with the action of signing. Fortunately, Robinson turned out as an incredible baseball players during his ten year career with the Dodgers. Robinson won awards such as 1947 Rookie of the Year, 1949 league MVP, and a 1962 Hall of Fame induction.
I thought that this was a good book, I learned a lot more about Jackie Robinson which is nice. I am a fan of baseball so I did enjoy reading this book. If you do like baseball mixed in with a little American history, I do recommend that you read this book because Robinson lived a very full life and is rather interesting.
I rated this book a 4 because it had a lot of detail in the book about Robinson's life. He was able to change the color barrier which was incredible for baseball and helped with the Civil Rights Movement. The only thing that prevented the book was that the reading was not too challenging for me to read, so yes, it is an easy read. But it was still a good book to read.
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