First class citizenship
Subtitle: the civil rights letters of Jackie Robinson
By: edited by Michael G. Long ; foreword by Henry Louis Gates.
Contributors: Long, Michael G.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Times Books
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780805087109
Subjects: Robinson, Jackie, -- 1919-1972 -- Correspondence; African American baseball players -- Correspondence; African Americans -- Civil rights
Genres: Correspondence.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Faith in democracy : 1946-1956; title: From faith to frustration : 1957; title: Against patience : 1958; title: Profiles in question : 1959; title: Selling Nixon : 1960; title: Wrong about Kennedy? : 1961; title: From the Hall of Fame to hallowed ashes : 1962; title: Back our brothers, except Adam and Malcolm : 1963; title: The campaign against bigotry : 1964; title: A Rockefeller Republican : 1965-1966; title: Sharp attacks, surprising defenses : 1967; title: The politics of Black Pride : 1968; title: Moving forward in our struggle : 1969-1972.