Contents

Foreword: Taking Jackie Robinson Seriously

Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, and David McMahon

Introduction: That Day

Michael G. Long

Part I. Foundations

1 The Owner

Howard Bryant

2 A Methodist Life

Randal Maurice Jelks

Part II. Baseball

3 Jackie Robinson Ball

George Vecsey

4 Telling It the Right Way

Jonathan Eig

5 A Champion of Nonviolence?

Mark Kurlansky

6 The White Media Missed It

Chris Lamb

7 On Retiring 42

David Naze

Part III. Civil Rights and Politics

8 Before the World Failed Him

Sridhar Pappu

9 The Dilemma of the Black Republican

Gerald Early

10 “I’ve Got to Be Me”: Robinson and the Long Black Freedom Struggle

Yohuru Williams

Part IV. The Wide World of Sports

11 The First Famous Jock for Justice

Peter Dreier

12 Supporting Black Women Athletes

Amira Rose Davis

13 The Challenges of a Gay Jackie Robinson

Adam Amel Rogers

Afterword: The Legacy of Perfection

Kevin Merida

Acknowledgments

Notes

About the Contributors

Index