Promises to Keep: How Jackie Robinson Changed America
by Robinson, SharonEdition: 1st
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2004-02-01
Publisher(s): Scholastic Inc.
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Summary
A warm, intimate portrait of Jackie Robinson, America's sports icon, told from the unique perspective of a unique insider: his only daughter. Sharon Robinson shares memories of her famous father in this warm loving biography of the man who broke the color barrier in baseball. Jackie Robinson was an outstanding athlete, a devoted family man and a dedicated civil rights activist. The author explores the fascinating circumstances surrounding Jackie Robinson's breakthrough. She also tells the off-the-field story of Robinson's hard-won victories and the inspiring effect he had on his family, his community. . . his country! Includes never-before-published letters by Jackie Robinson, as well as photos from the Robinson family archives.
Author Biography
Sharon Robinson is Jackie Robinson's daughter and the Vice President of Educational Programming for Major League Baseball. Ms. Robinson is also the creator of Breaking Barriers, an in-school program of Major League Baseball, the Major League Baseball Players Association, and Scholastic. Prior to joining Major League Baseball, she had a twenty-year career as a nurse-midwife and an educator. She has taught at Yale, Columbia, Howard, and Georgetown universities. She has also served as director of the PUSH for Excellence Program and as a fundraiser for The United Negro College Fund and A Better Chance. Ms. Robinson lives in St. Croix
Table of Contents
| Introduction | p. 6 |
| A Black and White World | p. 8 |
| Signs of Hope | p. 10 |
| A Determined Pair | p. 18 |
| 1945: A Changing World | p. 22 |
| Why My Father? | p. 28 |
| Play Ball! | p. 30 |
| A Civil Rights Champion | p. 50 |
| Jackie Robinson's Legacy | p. 58 |
| Index | p. 64 |
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