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02486aam a2200409 a 4500 001 8AF96554BCF511EAA1925DFC96128E48 003 SILO 005 20200703012203 008 190917s2020 nyua d 1 0beng d 010 $a 2018050339 020 $a 1502645521 020 $a 9781502645524 040 $a WiMaMI $d SILO 043 $a n-us--- 044 $a nyu 050 00 $a GV 865 R6 $b H87 2020 082 00 $a B $a B $2 23 100 1 $a Hurt, Avery Elizabeth, $e author. $4 aut 245 10 $a Jackie Robinson : $b barrier-breaking baseball legend / $c Avery Elizabeth Hurt. 250 $a 1st ed. 260 $a New York, NY : $b Cavendish Square, $c c2020. 300 $a 128 p. : $b col. ill., b&w ill. ; $c 24 cm. 490 1 $a African American trailblazers 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Slavery, Jim Crow, and a "gentlemen's" agreement -- A lifetime of standing up to racism -- With a little help from friends -- Crossing the color line -- The world was watching -- Still bashing barriers. 520 $a Situated firmly in the social and political conditions of the time, this biography illustrates the role African American baseball star Jackie Robinson played in changing not just baseball but society. By breaking the color barrier in the major league sport, Robinson paved the way for new opportunities for Americans everywhere. Here, readers will come to know Robinson and his legacy. They'll also learn about such fascinating characters as Branch Rickey; Pee Wee Reese; and Boston City Council member Isadore Muchnick, who threatened to deny the Red Sox a permit to play if they did not let African American ballplayers try out for the team. Plenty of baseball lore and stats will engage young baseball fans, but even readers who have little interest in the sport will be inspired by this story of a man who took on racism and changed the world. 600 10 $a Robinson, Jackie, $d 1919-1972. 650 7 $a Baseball players $z United States $v Biography. $2 sears 650 7 $a African American baseball players $v Biography. $2 sears 650 7 $a Discrimination in sports $z United States $x History. $2 sears 650 7 $a Baseball $z United States $x History. $2 sears 650 7 $a Race discrimination. $2 sears 650 7 $a African Americans $v Biography. $2 sears 830 0 $a African American trailblazers. 941 $a 1 952 $l P1AX906 $d 20230620011956.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=8AF96554BCF511EAA1925DFC96128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search