Jackie Robinson and the story of all-Black baseball / O'Connor, Jim

Describes the years of segregation in baseball and tells the life story of Jackie Robinson, explaining how he came to break baseball's color barrier.

Describes the years of segregation in baseball and tells the life story of Jackie Robinson, explaining how he came to break baseball's color barrier.

Presents a biography of the first black baseball player to play in the major leagues when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. Also traces the history of all-black baseball teams.