I never had it made : an autobiography of Jackie Robinson /
Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972,
I never had it made : an autobiography of Jackie Robinson / Autobiography of Jackie Robinson : I never had it made Jackie Robinson as told to Alfred Duckett ; introductions by Cornel West and Hank Aaron. - xxiv, 279 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 20 cm
Originally published: New York : Putnam, 1972.
Introduction / Cornel West -- Introduction / Hank Aaron -- Preface : Today / Jackie Robinson -- The noble experiment -- A dream deferred -- The noble 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.
Before Barry Bonds, before Reggie Jackson, before Hank Aaron, baseball's stars had one undeniable trait in common: they were all white. In 1947, Jackie Robinson broke that barrier, striking a crucial blow for racial equality and changing the world of sports forever. I Never Had It Made is Robinson's own account of what it took to become the first black man in history to play in the major leagues. I Never Had It Made recalls Robinson's early years and influences: his time at UCLA, where he became the school's first four-letter athlete; his army stint during World War II, when he challenged Jim Crow laws and narrowly escaped court martial; his years of frustration, on and off the field, with the Negro Leagues; and finally that fateful day when Branch Rickey of the Brooklyn Dodgers proposed what became known as the "Noble Experiment"--Robinson would step up to bat to integrate and revolutionize baseball. More than a baseball story, I Never Had It Made also reveals the highs and lows of Robinson's life after baseball. He recounts his political aspirations and civil rights activism; his friendships with Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, William Buckley, Jr., and Nelson Rockefeller; and his troubled relationship with his son, Jackie, Jr.
Coretta Scott King Award, author, 1973
9780060555979 0060555971 0613648811 9780613648813
Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972.
Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972.
Baseball players--United States--Biography.
Coretta Scott King Award.
Baseball players.
United States.
Autobiographies.
Biography.
Autobiographies.
GV865.R6 / A3 1995
796.357092
I never had it made : an autobiography of Jackie Robinson / Autobiography of Jackie Robinson : I never had it made Jackie Robinson as told to Alfred Duckett ; introductions by Cornel West and Hank Aaron. - xxiv, 279 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 20 cm
Originally published: New York : Putnam, 1972.
Introduction / Cornel West -- Introduction / Hank Aaron -- Preface : Today / Jackie Robinson -- The noble experiment -- A dream deferred -- The noble 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.
Before Barry Bonds, before Reggie Jackson, before Hank Aaron, baseball's stars had one undeniable trait in common: they were all white. In 1947, Jackie Robinson broke that barrier, striking a crucial blow for racial equality and changing the world of sports forever. I Never Had It Made is Robinson's own account of what it took to become the first black man in history to play in the major leagues. I Never Had It Made recalls Robinson's early years and influences: his time at UCLA, where he became the school's first four-letter athlete; his army stint during World War II, when he challenged Jim Crow laws and narrowly escaped court martial; his years of frustration, on and off the field, with the Negro Leagues; and finally that fateful day when Branch Rickey of the Brooklyn Dodgers proposed what became known as the "Noble Experiment"--Robinson would step up to bat to integrate and revolutionize baseball. More than a baseball story, I Never Had It Made also reveals the highs and lows of Robinson's life after baseball. He recounts his political aspirations and civil rights activism; his friendships with Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, William Buckley, Jr., and Nelson Rockefeller; and his troubled relationship with his son, Jackie, Jr.
Coretta Scott King Award, author, 1973
9780060555979 0060555971 0613648811 9780613648813
Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972.
Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972.
Baseball players--United States--Biography.
Coretta Scott King Award.
Baseball players.
United States.
Autobiographies.
Biography.
Autobiographies.
GV865.R6 / A3 1995
796.357092