Book description
Winner of the Schneider Family Book Award
A young boy and his deaf father bond over baseball as they root for Jackie Robinson and the Dodgers to win the pennant.
It was Opening Day, 1947. And every kid in Brooklyn knew this was our year. The Dodgers were going to…
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1 author picked Dad, Jackie, and Me as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
As a deaf man, I’ve run into people who refuse to talk to me because of their prejudices toward deaf people. This includes my own brother, friends, and cousins.
Prejudice in American society is ubiquitous. No one knew this better than Myron Uhlberg’s father, a deaf man. When Branch Rickie decided to break the color barrier in baseball by hiring Jackie Robinson as the starting first baseman for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Mr. Uhlberg understood immediately the difficulties the ballplayer would encounter from racist athletes and fans. Though Uhlberg knew nothing about baseball, he became one of Robinson’s adoring fans at…
From Michael's list on effect of deafness and understanding deaf people.
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