J. Christopher Schutz reveals the real Jackie Robinson, as a more defiant, combative spirit than simply the "turn the other cheek" compliant "credit to his race." Examining this key figure at the crossroads of baseball and civil rights histories, Schutz provides a cohesive exploration of the man and the times that made him great.
Product Details
ISBN-13: 9781538110201
Media Type: Paperback
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Publication Date: 02-15-2018
Pages: 184
Product Dimensions: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.50d
Series: Library of African American Biography
About the Author
J. Christopher Schutz is associate professor of history at Tennessee Wesleyan College, where he specializes in the Civil Rights Movement and social and cultural history of the 1960s and 1970s.