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I never had it made : an autobiography of Jackie Robinson Cover Image Book

I never had it made : an autobiography of Jackie Robinson / Jackie Robinson as told to Alfred Duckett ; introductions by Cornel West and Hank Aaron.

Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972 (author.). Duckett, Alfred. (Added Author). West, Cornel, (writer of introduction.). Aaron, Hank, 1934-2021 (writer of introduction.).

Summary:

Autobiography of an African American who broke the color barrier in major league baseball and devoted his life to achieving justice.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780060555979
  • ISBN: 0060555971
  • Physical Description: xxiv, 279 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
  • Publisher: Hopewell, NJ : Ecco Press, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [1995].

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General Note:
Originally published: New York : Putnam, 1972.
Formatted Contents Note:
Foreword / Cornel West -- Introduction / Hank Aaron -- Preface : Today / Jackie Robinson -- The noble experiment -- A dream deferred -- The nobel experiment -- Breaking the color barrier -- The major leagues -- Just another guy -- My own man -- The price of popularity -- The growing family -- The ninth inning -- After the ball game -- New horizons -- Campaigning for Nixon -- The Hall of Fame Award -- Conflict at the Apollo -- Crises at home -- On being black among the Republicans -- Differences with Malcolm X -- The Freedom Bank -- Hope and disillusionment in white politics -- The influence of Martin Luther King, Jr. -- Jackie's prison -- Politics today -- " ... and he was free" -- Aftermath -- Epilogue.
Target Audience Note:
1130L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR UG 8.0 17.0 66781.
Accelerated Reader AR UG 8 17 66781.
Awards Note:
Coretta Scott King Author Award, 1973.

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Subject:
Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972.
Coretta Scott King Award.
Baseball players > United States > Biography.
Genre:
Autobiographies.

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Summary: Autobiography of an African American who broke the color barrier in major league baseball and devoted his life to achieving justice.

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