Jackie Robinson: Baseball's Civil Rights Legend
- ISBN-10
- 0894906909
- ISBN-13
- 9780894906909
- Series
- Jackie Robinson
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 128
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1997-01-01
- Publisher
- Enslow Pub Incorporated
- Author
- Karen Mueller Coombs
Description
Explores the life and career of Jackie Robinson, from his childhood in Pasadena, California, through his struggles with prejudice and discrimination, to his success as a major league baseball player.
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