A biography of the first black baseball player to be accepted by a major league team from his early years in California through his struggle with the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Examines the life of the telented black athlete who broke the color barrier in major league baseball by joining the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, focusing on the role of determination in his success.
"An enthralling, eye-opening portrayal of this barrier-breaking American hero as a lifelong, relentlessly proud fighter for Black justice and civil rights"--