8 Before the World Failed Him

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS ix
3. Foreword: Taking Jackie Robinson Seriously xi
4. Introduction: That Day 1
5. PART I. FOUNDATIONS
6. 1 The Owner 9
7. 2 A Methodist Life 15
8. PART II. BASEBALL
9. 3 Jackie Robinson Ball 29
10. 4 Telling It the Right Way 34
11. 5 A Champion of Nonviolence? 42
12. 6 The White Media Missed It 57
13. 7 On Retiring 42 71
14. PART III. CIVIL RIGHTS AND POLITICS
15. 8 Before the World Failed Him 83
16. 9 The Dilemma of the Black Republican 100
17. 10 “I’ve Got to Be Me”: Robinson and the Long Black Freedom Struggle 113
18. PART IV. THE WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS
19. 11 The First Famous Jock for Justice 131
20. 12 Supporting Black Women Athletes 177
21. 13 The Challenges of a Gay Jackie Robinson 189
22. Afterword: The Legacy of Perfection 201
23. Acknowledgments 205
24. Notes 207
25. About the Contributors 223
26. Index 229