num_pages: 128
description: On April 15, 1947, young Jackie Robinson walked onto Ebbets Field as a Brooklyn Dodger. The first black man to play in the white major leagues, he had the courage to confront racism and fight for the rights of all black people, on and off the field. This book tells the story of Robinson's eventful life. Photos.
language: English
title: Story of Jackie Robinson
titlecomplete: Story of Jackie Robinson
characters: Jackie Robinson
genres: History, Biography Memoir, Biography, Sports, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 364
series: Scholastic Biography
publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks