Call Him Jack: The Story of Jackie Robinson, Black Freedom Fighter

by Michael G. Long and Yohuru Williams

Book Overview

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

According to Martin Luther King, Jr., Jackie Robinson was "a sit-inner before the sit-ins, a freedom rider before the Freedom Rides." According to Hank Aaron, Robinson was a leader of the Black Power movement before there was a Black Power movement. According to his...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374389950
• ISBN13: 9780374389956
• Release Date: September 2022
• Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 11 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 6 to 9