Table of Contents
Foreword: Taking Jackie Robinson Seriously Ken Burns Sarah Burns David Mcmahon xi
Introduction: That Day Michael G. Long 1
Part I Foundations
1 The Owner Howard Bryant 9
2 A Methodist Life Randal Maurice Jelks 15
Part II Baseball
3 Jackie Robinson Ball George Vecsey 29
4 Telling It the Right Way Jonathan Eig 34
5 A Champion of Nonviolence? Mark Kurlansky 42
6 The White Media Missed It Chris Lamb 57
7 On Retiring 42 David naze 71
Part III Civil Rights and Politics
8 Before the World Failed Him Sridhar Pappu 83
9 The Dilemma of the Black Republican Gerald Early 100
10 "I've Got to Be Me": Robinson and the Long Black Freedom Struggle Yohuru Williams 113
Part IV The Wide World of Sports
11 The First Famous Jock for Justice Peter Dreier 131
12 Supporting Black Women Athletes Amira Rose Davis 177
13 The Challenges of a Gay Jackie Robinson Adam Amel Rogers 189
Afterword: The Legacy of Perfection Kevin Merida 201
Acknowledgments 205
Notes 207
About the Contributors 223
Index 229