Strength for the Fight: The Life and Faith of Jackie Robinson

by Gary Scott Smith

Book Overview

How faith sustained Jackie Robinson--both as an athlete and as an activist.

The integration of Major League Baseball in 1947 was a triumph. But it was also a fight. As the first Black major leaguer since the 1880s, Jackie Robinson knew he was not going to be welcomed into America's pastime with open arms. Anticipating hostility, he promised Brooklyn Dodgers general manager Branch Rickey that he would "turn the other cheek" during...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080287942X
• ISBN13: 9780802879424
• Release Date: September 2022
• Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
• Length: 315 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.3"