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100			_aEig, Jonathan.
245			_aOpening day
260			_aNew York. _bSimon & Schuster _c9/5/2008
300			_ax, 323 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
500			_aWorld War II had just ended. Democracy had triumphed. Now Americans were beginning to press for justice on the home front--and Jackie Robinson had a chance to lead the way. He was an unlikely hero. He had little experience in organized baseball, his swing was far from graceful, and he was assigned to play a position he had never tried before. But the biggest concern was his temper--Robinson was
590			_b42666
650			_aRobinison, Jackie, 1919-1972.
650			_aBaseball players -- United States -- Biography.
650			_aAfrican American baseball players -- Biography.
650			_aBaseball -- United States -- History.
651			_xDiscrimination in sports -- United States.
852			_o796.357
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