Yohuru Williams, Michael G. Long

Call Him Jack

The Story of Jackie Robinson, Black Freedom Fighter

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

An enthralling, eye-opening portrayal of this barrier-breaking American hero as a lifelong, relentlessly proud fighter for Black justice and civil rights.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Oktober 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 160mm x 237mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 452g
• ISBN-13: 9780374389956
• ISBN-10: 0374389950
• Artikelnr.: 62850331

Autorenporträt

Yohuru Williams is a professor of history and founding director of the Racial Justice Initiative at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota. A regular contributor to a variety of media programming on CNN and History, he is the author of numerous books, including Teaching US History Beyond the Textbook, Call Him Jack: The Story of Jackie Robinson, Black Freedom Fighter, and More Than a Dream: The Radical March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. The former chief historian of the Jackie Robinson Foundation, he appeared in Ken Burns's Jackie Robinson and was one of the hosts of Sound Smart, the History Channel's popular YouTube program. His educational videos on civil rights, social movements, and other historic events have garnered over 1 million views. He lives in Minnesota.