After Jackie

by Jeffrey S. Copeland

Overview

Most people know the story of Jackie Robinson and his courage and struggles when breaking the color barrier in Major League Baseball. However, Jackie was the pioneer for only one of the sixteen teams in Major League Baseball at the time. What about the "other fifteen" pioneers? These are their accounts. While they faced many of the same hurdles and roadblocks as Jackie, each had individual twists and turns in his journey pioneering great change in race relations in baseball and American society. Mr. Robinson took the field for the Brooklyn Dodgers in April of 1947, but it wasn't until twelve years later that the last team added a person of color (Pumpsie Green, in 1959, for the Boston Red Sox).

Product Details

BN ID:	2940162283430
Publisher:	Paragon House Publishers
Publication date:	07/01/2021
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	861,489
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Jeffrey S. Copeland is a lifelong St. Louis Cardinals baseball fan and former member of the ownership groups of the Waterloo Indians and Waterloo Diamonds He has also written for sports publications, including Sports Collectors Digest, and has also authored and edited over thirty books.

Editorial Reviews

In baseball and American history, Jackie Robinson holds an enduring place of honor and respect. It is also true that those who followed him in integrating their respective teams, faced their own versions of the obstacles and racism Robinson encountered. And, like Jackie, they were distinct individuals with personal lives and stories beyond their on-field performances and symbolic significance. After Jackie contains vivid and moving stories. It is a contribution to the historical record.

Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame - Bob Costas

Every baseball fan knows Jackie Robinson and all he accomplished. Lesser known are the other players who broke their team's color barriers. Jeff Copeland takes a look at these men and their place in baseball history, as well as their unique stories. A fun and interesting read for any baseball fan.

National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum - Cassidy Lent

Jeff Copeland's book is an important addition to the history of baseball. While every fan knows the story of Jackie Robinson, Jeff goes into incredible detail telling the stories of the men who followed Jackie in helping break baseball's color barrier. What these men endured and what it meant to the future of baseball can never be forgotten.

Author of Baseball Samurais - Rob Rains

Jackie Robinson was first in the Majors, but fifteen other players were the first to play as persons of color with baseball's other big league teams in the mid-century era. In After Jackie, Jeffrey S. Copeland recounts their achievements, not only on the field, but in their lives. And not just regarding sports, but about the full context of race and society during the America of those years.

Author of Short Season - Jerome Klinkowitz