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42 today : Jackie Robinson and his legacy / edited by Michael G. Long ; foreword by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, and David McMahon ; afterword by Kevin Merida.

Long, Michael G., (editor.). Burns, Ken, 1953- (writer of foreword.). Burns, Sarah, 1982- (writer of foreword.). McMahon, David, 1976- (writer of foreword.). Merida, Kevin, (writer of afterword.).

Summary:

""42 Today" is an exploration of Jackie Robinson and his legacy."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9781479805624
ISBN: 1479805629
Physical Description: xiv, 239 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Publisher: New York : Washington Mews Books, an imprint of New York University Press, [2021]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Foreword : taking Jackie Robinson seriously / Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, and David McMahon -- Introduction : that day / Michael G. Long -- The owner / Howard Bryant -- A Methodist life / Randal Jelks -- Jackie Robinson ball / George Vecsey -- Telling it the right way / Jonathan Eig -- A champion of nonviolence? / Mark Kurlansky -- The white media missed it / Chris Lamb -- On retiring 42 / David Naze -- Before the world failed him / Sridhar Pappu -- The dilemma of the Black Republican / Gerald Early -- "I've got to be me" : Robinson and the long Black freedom struggle / Yohuru Williams -- The first famous jock for justice / Peter Dreier -- Supporting Black women athletes / Amira Rose Davis -- The challenges of a gay Jackie Robinson / Adam Amal Rogers -- Afterword : the legacy of perfection / Kevin Merida.