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Call Him Jack: The Story of Jackie Robinson, Black Freedom Fighter
Yohuru Williams and Michael G. Long
Illustrator: Archival images and photographs
Ages: 14+
Published: 2022
Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux BFYR/Macmillan
ISBN: 978-0-374-38995-6
Keywords: racism, Brookyn Dodgers, Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X. baseball, California
Famous for breaking the color barrier, great baseball player Jackie Robinson was also a passionate, steadfast civil rights activist. Archival images and photographs. Meticulously sourced.