A moving and inspiring nonfiction picture book about Jackie Robinson\'s court martial trial--an important lesser-known moment in his lifetime of fighting prejudice with strength and grace--from author Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen and award-winning illustrator R.
But Jackie would stand up for what was right, even when it was difficult to do..
Instead of defending Jackie\'s rights, the military police took him to trial.
So when Jackie was ordered by a white bus driver to move to the back of a military bus, he refused.
When the army outlawed segregation on military posts and buses, things were supposed to change.
As a soldier during World War II, Jackie experienced segregation every day--separate places for black soldiers to sit, to eat, and to live.
But long before Jackie changed the world in a Dodger uniform, he did it in an army uniform.
Jackie Robinson broke boundaries as the first African American player in Major League Baseball.
Perfect for fans of Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer, The Story of Ruby Bridges, and Martin\'s Big Words.
Gregory Christie.
A moving and inspiring nonfiction picture book about Jackie Robinson\'s court martial trial--an important lesser-known moment in his lifetime of fighting prejudice with strength and grace--from author Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen and award-winning illustrator R
