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

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New York : New York University Press, [2021]

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New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction	796.33 ROB	Check Shelf
Plainville Public Library - Non Fiction	796.357 FOR	Check Shelf
West Hartford, Faxon Branch - Non Fiction	796.357 ROBINSON F	DUE 04-24-24
West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction	796.357 ROBINSON F	Check Shelf

Description	xiv, 239 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Note	"A Washington Mews book."
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-222) and index.
Contents	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.
Summary	""42 Today" is an exploration of Jackie Robinson and his legacy"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject	Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972.
	Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972 -- Influence.
	African American baseball players -- Biography.
	Discrimination in sports -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
	United States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century.
	Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972. (OCoLC)fst00046870
	African American baseball players. (OCoLC)fst00799042
	Discrimination in sports. (OCoLC)fst00895130
	Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) (OCoLC)fst00972484
	Race relations. (OCoLC)fst01086509
	United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Chronological Term	1900-1999
Genre/Form	Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
	History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Added Author	Long, Michael G., editor.
Added Title	Forty-two today : Jackie Robinson and his legacy
	Jackie Robinson and his legacy
Other Form:	Online version: 42 today New York : New York University Press, 2021. 9781479805631 (DLC) 2020015027
ISBN	9781479805624 (hardcover)
	1479805629 (hardcover)
	9781479805631 (ebook)
	9781479805617 (ebook)

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