Various Letters to Jackie Robinson [Decimalized .01-.09]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09754 Author/Creator: Various Place Written: various Type: Header Record Date: 1957-1963 Pagination: 9 letters Order a Copy
Collection consists of nine letters to Jackie Robinson dated 1957 to 1963. All correspondents are U.S. politicians and presidents such as Richard Nixon, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy.
Jackie Robinson continued his civil rights advocacy following post-baseball. His retirement led to a job as the Vice President of a coffee company, Chock Full O' Nuts, and a featured writer for the New York Post.
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