{"product_id":"i-never-had-it-made-by-jackie-robinson-1972-hardcover","title":"I Never Had It Made by Jackie Robinson","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cb\u003eBreaking Major League Baseball's Color Line and a Lifetime of Civil Rights Advocacy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn his 1972 autobiography published shortly before his death, baseball icon Jackie Robinson chronicles his life from his Pasadena youth and UCLA athletic career to breaking Major League Baseball's color barrier in 1947. Chosen by Brooklyn Dodgers executive Branch Rickey for his physical talent and personal fortitude, Robinson endured intense racial hostility, death threats, and isolation while transforming professional sports.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCo-written with Alfred Duckett, the memoir details Robinson's WWII U.S. Army court-martial for refusing to move to the back of a bus, his Negro League days with the Kansas City Monarchs, his post-baseball civil rights work with Martin Luther King Jr., and his business leadership establishing Freedom National Bank.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy You’ll Love This Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJackie Robinson provides historical insights, civil rights movement history, and firsthand Major League Baseball lore. A classic 1972 Putnam hardcover autobiography for sports fans, historians, and civil rights scholars.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fehmerling Books","offers":[{"title":"Good \/ Hardcover","offer_id":49299368575130,"sku":"75175272","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0642\/3455\/3498\/files\/jackie-robinson-i-never-had-it-made-1972-front-cover.jpg?v=1790023045","url":"https:\/\/www.fehmerlingbooks.com\/products\/i-never-had-it-made-by-jackie-robinson-1972-hardcover","provider":"Fehmerling Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}