robinson, jackie

Brief text chronicles the life of the Hall of Fame baseball player who, in 1947, became the first African American to play for a major league team.

A biography of the black athlete who broke the color barrier in major league baseball.

Examines the life of the talented black athlete who broke the color barrier in major league baseball by joining the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947.

Chronicles Jackie Robinson's first spring training in 1946, during which his minor league team, the Montreal Royals, faced racism in segregated Florida.

Chronicles Jackie Robinson's first season in major league baseball from behind the scenes, dispelling myths, examining the challenges Robinson faced, and tracing the Brooklyn Dodgers' path to the World Series.

Traces the life of the athelete who broke the color barrier in major league baseball when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947.

A brief biography of Jackie Robinson, the first African-American to play major league baseball, his childhood, education, military career, and ascent into professional baseball.

Presents a short biography on Jackie Robinson, the first African American major league baseball player in the United States, and profiles his life and struggles against racism and segregation as well as his involvement in the Civil Rights movement.

Describes what it was like as Jackie Robinson grew up struggling against prejudice and became the first black man in professional baseball.

Examines the life of the talented black athlete who broke the color barrier in major league baseball by joining the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947.