{"product_id":"42-today-jackie-robinson-and-his-legacy-9781479805624","title":"42 Today: Jackie Robinson and His Legacy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExplores Jackie Robinson's compelling and complicated legacy \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBefore the United States Supreme Court ruled against segregation in public schools, and before Rosa Parks refused to surrender her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama, Jackie Robinson walked onto the diamond on April 15, 1947, as first baseman for the Brooklyn Dodgers, making history as the first African American to integrate Major League Baseball in the twentieth century. Today a national icon, Robinson was a complicated man who navigated an even more complicated world that both celebrated and despised him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMany are familiar with Robinson as a baseball hero. Few, however, know of the inner turmoil that came with his historic status. Featuring piercing essays from a range of distinguished sportswriters, cultural critics, and scholars, this book explores Robinson's perspectives and legacies on civil rights, sports, faith, youth, and nonviolence, while providing rare glimpses into the struggles and strength of one of the nation's most athletically gifted and politically significant citizens. Featuring a foreword by celebrated directors and producers Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, and David McMahon, this volume recasts Jackie Robinson's legacy and establishes how he set a precedent for future civil rights activism, from Black Lives Matter to Colin Kaepernick.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael G. Long (Editor) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eMichael G. Long \u003c\/b\u003eis the author and editor of four books on Jackie Robinson--\u003ci\u003eFirst Class Citizenship: The Civil Rights Letters of Jackie Robinson; Beyond Home Plate: Jackie Robinson on Life after Baseball; \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eJackie Robinson: A Spiritual Biography. \u003c\/i\u003eHe is Associate Professor in the Center of Global Understanding and Peacemaking at Elizabethtown College. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eKen Burns (Foreword by) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eKen Burns\u003c\/b\u003e is an awardwinning filmmaker and director of \u003ci\u003eJackie Robinson\u003c\/i\u003e, in association with Major League Baseball. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSarah Burns (Foreword by) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eSarah Burns\u003c\/b\u003e is the co-producer of the film \u003ci\u003eJackie Robinson\u003c\/i\u003e, in association with Major League Baseball. Burns also wrote the text for the documentary. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid McMahon (Foreword by) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eDavid McMahon\u003c\/b\u003e is the co-producer of the film \u003ci\u003eJackie Robinson\u003c\/i\u003e, in association with Major League Baseball. McMahon also wrote the text for the documentary. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Washington Mews Books\/Nyu Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52196987765010,"sku":"9781479805624","price":52.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_37f0992c-8e47-4798-98c2-2d4fc4b58959.jpg?v=1776159379","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/42-today-jackie-robinson-and-his-legacy-9781479805624","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}