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CHILD OF THE DREAM: A Memoir of 1963.

Edition: First printing.

New York: Scholastic, (2019) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A memoir written for young adults which focuses on one of the most important years of the civil rights movement, and how it affected her, as the privileged daughter of baseball legend Jackie Robinson. "In January 1963, Sharon Robinson turns thirteen the night before George Wallace declares on national television 'segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever' in his inauguration speech as governor of Alabama. As the daughter of baseball legend Jackie Robinson, Sharon has opportunities that most people would never dream of experiencing. . . . [But] she is one of the only Black children in her wealthy Connecticut neighborhood. Her older brother, Jackie Robinson Jr., is having a hard time trying to live up to his father's famous name, causing some rifts in the family." SIGNED on the title page. Illustrated with photographs. 227 pp plus author's note. ISBN: 978-1338282801.

Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.)

Book ID: 78403
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