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Jackie Robinson's daughter Sharon has captivated readers with her memoir Stealing Home (Harper Colllins Publishers, 1996), her recounting of growing up in the public eye, and Jackie’s Nine (Scholastic, 2001), a book for young readers about the nine heartfelt, hard-won values that helped her father, Jackie Robinson, achieve his goals, romance novel, Still The Storm (Genesis Press, 2002). Her photographic biography for children, Promises to Keep: How Jackie Robinson Changed America (Scholastic, 2004) received rave reviews. Safe At Home, her first fiction novel for young readers (Scholastic, 2006). And Slam Dunk, her first venture into basketball and its impact on youth (Scholastic, 2007).
This site was created at the University of Massachusetts after a year long program celebrating the life of Robinson. Vintage photographs and presidential documents are included. Also educational archives, videos and course materials from two classes taught at the University.
A site created using the archives of The Sporting News to look back at Robinson and the integration of ML baseball, using documents from the period.
Library of Congress Collection
This link takes you to the collection from the Library of Congress using their materials on Jackie Robinson. It has a timeline, photos and essays on the topic. It also links you to all the other collections at the Library.
This site covers a general history of Robinson’s career beginning with his college days at UCLA through his Major League career.
This biographical site features extensive coverage of Jackie Robinson's baseball career and personal achievements. Lots of great information about this barrier breaker.
A nice write up on the Jackie Robinson's life with several links to other Robinson web sites.
Click on educational lesson plans from the National Archives that relate to Robinson's post-baseball work with the civil rights movement.
National Baseball Hall of Fame
Sensational link to Jackie Robinson's career, includes a brief bio, several video clips, an audio clip of his induction speech and a photo gallery.
