Jackie Robinson

King of the Court: Bill Russell and the Basketball Revolution (George Gund Foundation Imprint in African American Studies)
Bill Russell was not the first African American to play professional basketball, but he was its first black superstar. From the moment he stepped onto the court of the Boston Garden in 1956, Russell began to transform the sport in a fundamental way, making him, more than any of his contemporaries, the Jackie Robinson of basketball.

When Jackie and Hank Met
Jackie and Hank were born eight years and one thousand miles apart. Nobody knew these babies would grow up and play baseball. Nobody knew Jackie and Hank would meet and become heroes. Jackie Robinson and Hank Greenberg were two very different people. But they both became Major League Baseball players, and they both faced a lot of the same challenges in their lives and careers.

Jackie Robinson: All I Ask Is That You Respect Me as a Human Being (African-American Biography Library)
Jackie Robinson: All I Ask Is That You Respect Me as a Human Being (African-American Biography Library)

YMCA of Greater New York: YMCA, McBurney School, Jackie Robinson, New York City Marathon, John Mott, JP Morgan Chase, Eli Lilly
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The YMCA of Greater New York is a community service organization that promotes positive values through programs that build spirit, mind and body. The YMCA is welcoming to all New Yorkers, with a focus on the City''s youth.