Baseball's Great Experiment: Jackie Robinson and His Legacy

In this gripping account of one of the most important steps in the history of American desegregation, Jules Tygiel tells the story of Jackie Robinson's crossing of baseball's color line. Examining the social and historical context of Robinson's introduction into white organized baseball, both on and off the field, Tygiel also tells the often neglected stories of other African-American players—such as Satchel Paige, Roy Campanella, Willie Mays, and Hank Aaron—who helped transform our nationa...