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  • Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972 -- Juvenile literature
     
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  • African American baseball players -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
     
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  • African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
     
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    Call him Jack : the story of Jackie Robinson, Black freedom fighter / Yohuru Williams and Michael G. Long.
    by Williams, Yohuru, 1971- author.
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    New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 2022.
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  • Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972 -- Juvenile literature
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  • African American baseball players -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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  • African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
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  • 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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    "An enthralling, eye-opening portrayal of this barrier-breaking American hero as a lifelong, relentlessly proud fighter for Black justice and civil rights"--
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    Ages 10-14 Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers
    Grades 4-6 Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers
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