{"product_id":"jack-robinson-the-story-of-a-black-freedom-fighter-9780374389956","title":"Jack Robinson: The Story of a Black Freedom Fighter","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Yohuru Williams\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Sports \u0026amp; Recreation - Baseball \u0026amp; Softball\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn enthralling, eye-opening portrayal of this barrier-breaking American \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ehero as a lifelong, relentlessly proud fighter for Black justice and civil \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003erights.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAccording to Martin Luther King, Jr., Jackie Robinson was \"a sit-inner before the sit-ins, a freedom rider before the Freedom Rides.\" According to Hank Aaron, Robinson was a leader of the Black Power movement before there was a Black Power movement. According to his wife, Rachel Robinson, he was always Jack, not Jackie--the diminutive form of his name bestowed on him in college by white sports writers. And throughout his whole life, Jack Robinson was a fighter for justice, an advocate for equality, and an inspiration beyond just baseball. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom prominent Robinson scholars Yohuru Williams and Michael G. Long comes \u003ci\u003eCall Him Jack, \u003c\/i\u003ean exciting biography that recovers the real person behind the legend, reanimating this famed figure's legacy for new generations, widening our focus from the sportsman to the man as a whole, and deepening our appreciation for his achievements on the playing field in the process.","brand":"Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45037038502039,"sku":"9780374389956","price":1417.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780374389956.webp?v=1769214303","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/jack-robinson-the-story-of-a-black-freedom-fighter-9780374389956","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}