About this title: These never-before-published letters offer a rich portrait of Jackie Robinson as a fearless advocate for racial justice at the highest levels of American politics. Writing eloquently and with evident passion, Robinson had charted his own course, and had challenged the nations leaders to do the right thing.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Times Books
Date Published: 2007-10-02
ISBN-13:9780805087109ISBN:0805087109
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Publisher: Times Books
Date Published: 2007-10-02
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Publisher: Times Books
Date Published: 2007
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Publisher: Times Books
Date Published: 10/2/2007
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Edition: 1st Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Times Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780805087109ISBN:0805087109
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"excellent review of letters that reveal the heart of a devout Christian patriotic civil rights leader who was also a phenomenal baseball player and a man of great courage"
"This was a Christmas book I was planning on re-gifting but ended up starting and finding Robinson's letters surprisingly engaging. I've read enough on the civil rights movement to know that Robinson was very active in it but the letters represent quite an inside view of his involvement. Letters to and from King, Wilkins, Malcom X, Powell, and Bunche, and to and from Eisenhower, Nixon, Kennedy, Johnson, Humphrey, Bowles, Rockefeller, Goldwater, and others. Robinson worked hard to nurse the liberal wing of the Republican Party, believing, wisely, that African Americans (and the nation) needed a viable two-party option to maintain pressure and build unity for equal rights. A conservative on foreign affairs, Robinson was an independent who worked for Nixon in 1960 and 62, Johnson in 64, Rockefeller in 66 for governor and 68 in the Republican primaries, and Humphrey in 1968 general election. He was a friend to Rockefeller, Humphrey, and Nixon, though he abandoned Nixon when Nixon adopted the "southern strategy". A principled, single-minded man who didn't shy from confrontation, Robinson was both willing to challenge friends and battle enemies with blunt assessments of their statements, policies, or alliances. He took on Goldwater and Malcolm X. He urged Rockefeller, Nixon, Kennedy, Johnson, and Humphrey to live up to their promises of support and action on civil rights. The letters are not original in thought or style but they are clear about Robinson's values and commitments and impressive for that and the blunt courage he brought to his political activism."
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