Letter from Jackie Robinson to Nixon Deputy Special Assistant Roland Elliott, 4/20/1972.
Join our 1st (Virtual) PJ Party, 10/17!
Wear your splashiest PJs and join us for a Virtual Pajama Party (Sat., 10/17 at 8 pm ET)! Learn more about baseball legend and Civil Rights activist Jackie Robinson, the man who broke MLB’s color barrier. Robinson’s daughter, author Sharon Robinson, will discuss her kids’ book about her dad, The Hero Two Doors Down.
More info online:
Teaching with Documents, Jackie Robinson, Civil Rights Advocate
Jackie Robinson, Civil Rights Advocate
Prologue Magazine story: Jim Crow, Meet Lieutenant Robinson
Pieces of History blog post: Jackie Robinson’s 100th
Teaching Activities on DocsTeach: Analyzing Jackie Robinson's White House Letter, Analyzing a Photograph of Jackie Robinson, Analyzing a Letter from Jackie Robinson: "Fair Play and Justice"
Special Topics page: Baseball at the National Archives
eBook: Baseball: The National Pastime in the National Archives
Online Exhibit: Letter from Jackie Robinson to IKE about the Little Rock 9
