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Call him Jack : the story of Jackie Robinson, Black freedom fighter
- Title
- Call him Jack : the story of Jackie Robinson, Black freedom fighter / Yohuru Williams and Michael G. Long.
- Author
- Williams, Yohuru, 1971-
- Publication
- New York, N.Y. : Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers, 2022.
- ©2022
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Details
- Additional Authors
- Long, Michael G.
- Description
- 228 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- Summary
- "An enthralling, eye-opening portrayal of this barrier-breaking American hero as a lifelong, relentlessly proud fighter for Black justice and civil rights"--
- Subject
- Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972
- Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972 > Juvenile literature
- 1900-1999
- 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
- African American baseball players
- African Americans > Civil rights
- Civil rights movements
- African Americans
- United States
- Genre/Form
- Biographies.
- History.
- Juvenile works.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-211) and index.
- Audience (note)
- Ages 10-14
- Grades 4-6
- 1090L
- 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
- Call Number
- Sc E 23-676
- ISBN
- 9780374389956
- 0374389950
- LCCN
- 2022013807
- OCLC
- 1333158210
- Author
- Williams, Yohuru, 1971- author.
- Title
- Call him Jack : the story of Jackie Robinson, Black freedom fighter / Yohuru Williams and Michael G. Long.
- Publisher
- New York, N.Y. : Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers, 2022.
- Copyright Date
- ©2022
- Edition
- First edition.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-211) and index.
- Audience
- Ages 10-14 Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers.Grades 4-6 Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers.1090L Lexile
- Local Note
- Schomburg copy with dust jacket.
- Chronological Term
- 1900-1999
- Local Subject
- Black author.
- Added Author
- Long, Michael G., author.
- Research Call Number
- Sc E 23-676