The United States v. Jackie Robinson / written by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen ; illustrated by R. Gregory Christie.
Material type:
TextPublisher: New York, NY : Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2018]Edition: First editionDescription: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780062287847
- 0062287842
- United States versus Jackie Robinson
- Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972 -- Trials, litigation, etc. -- Juvenile literature
- Trials (Military offenses) -- Juvenile literature
- African Americans -- Segregation -- Juvenile literature
- African Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- Juvenile literature
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Race relations -- Juvenile literature
- Civil rights workers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- African American baseball players -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Discrimination in sports -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's Biography | Robinson J. B245 | Available | 33111008545804 | ||||
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's Biography | Robinson J. B245 | Available | 33111008696888 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Jackie Robinson broke boundaries as the first African American in Major League Baseball. But long before Jackie changed the world in a Dodger uniform, he did it in an Army uniform.
As a soldier during World War II, Jackie experienced segregation on a daily basis--separate places for black soldiers to sit, to eat, and to live. When the Army outlawed segregation on military posts and buses, things were supposed to change.
So when Jackie was ordered by a white bus driver to move to the back of a military bus, he refused. Instead of defending Jackie's rights, the military police took him to trial in a court martial. But Jackie would stand up for what was right, even when it was difficult to do.
From acclaimed author Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen and award-winning illustrator Gregory Christie, this is the unforgettable story of Jackie Robinson's court martial, an important moment from a lifetime of fighting prejudice with strength and grace.
Includes bibliographical references (page [32]).
Ages 4-8.
Tells the true story of Jackie Robinson's battle against prejudice while serving in the military during World War II, covering his court-martial for refusing to move to the back of an integrated bus.