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I never had it made : an autobiography of Jackie Robinson / Jackie Robinson as told to Alfred Duckett ; introductions by Cornel West and Hank Aaron.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: [Hopewell, N.J.] : Ecco Press, c1995Copyright date: c1995Description: xxiv, 279 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 0060555971 (pbk.)
  • 9780060555979 (pbk.)
Other title:
  • Autobiography of Jackie Robinson : I never had it made
  • I never had it made : Jackie Robinson, an autobiography
Subject(s):
Contents:
Introduction / Cornel West -- Introduction / Hank Aaron -- Preface : Today / Jackie Robinson -- The noble experiment -- A dream deferred -- The noble experiment -- Breaking the color barrier -- The major leagues -- "Just another guy" -- My own man -- The price of popularity -- The growing family -- The ninth inning -- After the ball game -- New horizons -- Campaigning for Nixon -- The Hall of Fame Award -- Conflict at the Apollo -- Crises at home -- On being black among the Republicans -- Differences with Malcolm X -- The Freedom Bank -- Hope and disillusionment in white politics -- The influence of Martin Luther King, Jr. -- Jackie's prison -- Politics today -- " ... and he was free" -- Aftermath -- Epilogue.
Awards:
  • Coretta Scott King Award, author, 1973.
Summary: Autobiography of an African American who broke the color barrier in major league baseball and devoted his life to achieving justice.
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The bestselling autobiography of American baseball and civil rights legend Jackie Robinson

Before Reggie Jackson, before Hank Aaron, baseball's stars had one undeniable trait in common: they were all white. In 1947, Jackie Robinson broke that barrier, striking a crucial blow for racial equality and changing the world of sports forever. I Never Had It Made is Robinson's own candid, hard-hitting account of what it took to become the first black man in history to play in the major leagues.



I Never Had It Made recalls Robinson's early years and influences: his time at UCLA, where he became the school's first four-letter athlete; his army stint during World War II, when he challenged Jim Crow laws and narrowly escaped court martial; his years of frustration, on and off the field, with the Negro Leagues; and finally that fateful day when Branch Rickey of the Brooklyn Dodgers proposed what became known as the "Noble Experiment"--Robinson would step up to bat to integrate and revolutionize baseball.



More than a baseball story, I Never Had It Made also reveals the highs and lows of Robinson's life after baseball. He recounts his political aspirations and civil rights activism; his friendships with Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, William Buckley, Jr., and Nelson Rockefeller; and his troubled relationship with his son, Jackie, Jr.

I Never Had It Made endures as an inspiring story of a man whose heroism extended well beyond the playing field.

Originally published: New York : Putnam, 1972.

Introduction / Cornel West -- Introduction / Hank Aaron -- Preface : Today / Jackie Robinson -- The noble experiment -- A dream deferred -- The noble experiment -- Breaking the color barrier -- The major leagues -- "Just another guy" -- My own man -- The price of popularity -- The growing family -- The ninth inning -- After the ball game -- New horizons -- Campaigning for Nixon -- The Hall of Fame Award -- Conflict at the Apollo -- Crises at home -- On being black among the Republicans -- Differences with Malcolm X -- The Freedom Bank -- Hope and disillusionment in white politics -- The influence of Martin Luther King, Jr. -- Jackie's prison -- Politics today -- " ... and he was free" -- Aftermath -- Epilogue.

Autobiography of an African American who broke the color barrier in major league baseball and devoted his life to achieving justice.

Coretta Scott King Award, author, 1973.

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