The Boys Of Summer By Roger Kahn - 1549 Words

The Boys of Summer, a non-fiction book of baseball, written by Roger Kahn. Who tells a wonderful heart aching tale of a simple stick and ball game that helped start the development to push Americans (generally the white population at the time) to change what the country claims to be, a free and fair non-prejudice country that gives â€Å"everyone† their own rights/opportunities. Jackie Robinson, America’s first African American to play on a Major Baseball league. He was the first colored-skinned to ever make history not only in the game of baseball. Robinson ignited a spark that sent Americans (mostly the white population) dumbfounded, that a â€Å"nigga† a dark colored-skinned individual was more than just a janitor. This book transcends the generation gap as Kahn recaps his boyhood in Brooklyn, his young career as a writer following the Brooklyn Dodgers, and a follow-up of the certain members of the Brooklyn Dodgers during post-playing days. As Kahn nostalgica lly narrates his story of the transformation of the Brooklyn Dodgers, a dead team who came back to life to make a major impact on the country, to a becoming dead of the last time. Reveals the theme that race play a huge role on American’s reaction to the Brooklyn Dodger, Jackie Robinson, and the aftermath to letting a â€Å"Negro† into a white man sport. Personally I was drawn to this book because I come from a baseball crazy family. Mother being an Angels fan, and my father being a Dodgers fan. Because I was a creation of myShow MoreRelatedJackie Robinson5168 Words   |  21 Pagesother teams had given a so-called tryout prior. While Mr. Rickey had the drive to integrate baseball, he had to have a plan and the support of a strong community leader in order to be successful. According to Dodson, â€Å"The remainder of the summer from July 1945 to Octobers end was a time of strategy planning. The whole climate of community had to be changed† (77). 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