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Williams, Yohuru, 1971- author.
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Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972 -- Juvenile literature
African American baseball players -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
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Call him Jack : the ...
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Call him Jack : the story of Jackie Robinson, Black freedom fighter / Yohuru Williams and Michael G. Long.
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Williams, Yohuru, 1971- author.
New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 2022.
Subjects
Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972 -- Juvenile literature
African American baseball players -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
ISBN:
9780374389956 (hardcover) :
0374389950 (hardcover)
Description:
228 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Edition:
First edition
Contents:
Introduction -- Our words -- Part one -- Foundations -- Taking the freedom train -- Throwing stones -- Stoking the fire -- Tarring Jim Crow -- Part two -- From college to the army -- Snatching sacks -- Banding with Black Bulldogs -- Resisting arrest -- Falling in love -- Fighting the army -- Part three -- Baseball -- Fueling the Negro Leagues -- Staring at Rickey -- Crushing the minors -- Becoming Jackie again -- Controlling his temper -- Straightening his back -- Kicking Jackie -- Winning the world series -- Part four -- Civil rights -- Marching for integrated schools -- Extinguishing hatred -- Backing the Birmingham students -- Marching on Washington -- Warring with Malcolm X -- Crashing the white man's party -- Part five -- Patriotism and family -- Defending peace and war -- Refusing to fly the flag -- Heading home -- Extra-inning facts -- Things to think about -- Timeline
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Summary:
"An enthralling, eye-opening portrayal of this barrier-breaking American hero as a lifelong, relentlessly proud fighter for Black justice and civil rights"--
Audience:
Ages 10-14 Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers
Grades 4-6 Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers
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