Jackie Robinson and the American Dilemma, 1st edition
Published by Pearson (14 January 2009) © 2010
- John R.M. Wilson Vanguard University
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- A print edition
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Title overview
Ideal supplement for U.S. History Survey course as well as courses in 20th Century U.S. History, History of African Americans, American Sport History, American Biography, and Race and Ethnic Relations.
This gripping profile of a pioneer illustrates how Jackie Robinson’s life transcended his baseball career to illuminate the racial struggles of the nation.
By breaking the color barrier in baseball, Jackie Robinson (1919–1973) brought the American public face-to-face with a dilemma that has plagued the nation throughout its history: the disjuncture between the American ideals of liberty and equality and the realities of racial prejudice, segregation, and discrimination.
Paperback, brief, and inexpensive, each of the titles in the “Library of American Biography” series focuses on a figure whose actions and ideas significantly influenced the course of American history and national life. In addition, each biography relates the life of its subject to the broader themes and developments of the times.