Call him Jack : the story of Jackie Robinson, Black freedom fighter

Author

Yohuru Williams

Call Number

• J 921 ROBINSON (CEN, EAS)

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Edition

First edition.

Publication Information

New York, N.Y. : Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers, 2022.

Physical Description

228 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Audience

Grades 4-6 Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers.

Summary

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

Contents

• Introduction
• Our words
• Part one
• Foundations
• Taking the freedom train
• Throwing stones
• Stoking the fire
• Tarring Jim Crow
• Part two
• From college to the army
• Snatching sacks
• Banding with Black Bulldogs
• Resisting arrest
• Falling in love
• Fighting the army
• Part three
• Baseball
• Fueling the Negro Leagues
• Staring at Rickey
• Crushing the minors
• Becoming Jackie again
• Controlling his temper
• Straightening his back
• Kicking Jackie
• Winning the world series
• Part four
• Civil rights
• Marching for integrated schools
• Extinguishing hatred
• Backing the Birmingham students
• Marching on Washington
• Warring with Malcolm X
• Crashing the white man's party
• Part five
• Patriotism and family
• Defending peace and war
• Refusing to fly the flag
• Heading home
• Extra-inning facts
• Things to think about
• Timeline