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A review by thrifty_librarian
Who Was Jackie Robinson? by Gail Herman
4.0
After reading this, I'm determined to read a longer work about #42. It grosses me out how recently baseball was separated into the Major Leagues and the Negro League. The most shocking fact in this book? Men in the Negro League sometimes had to sleep in the stadium because surrounding hotels were white only. Yeesh.
The author did a nice job explaining segregation in a way that kids can understand and laying out the facts of Robinson's career in a compelling way. I also appreciated the little section on author baseball greats of the era.
The author did a nice job explaining segregation in a way that kids can understand and laying out the facts of Robinson's career in a compelling way. I also appreciated the little section on author baseball greats of the era.