This story was written the year after Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier in 1947. Directed toward late elementary through junior high aged children, it is an attempt to promote understanding and foster empathy between the races, advocating integration and acceptance at the children's level in schools and sports.
This story was written the year after Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier in 1947. Directed toward late elementary through junior high aged children, it is an attempt to promote understanding and foster empathy between the races, advocating integration and acceptance at the children's level in schools and sports.