2022 marks the 75th Anniversary of Jackie Robinson joining the Brooklyn Dodgers. The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum will reflect on his legacy with assistance from some of America’s foremost Jackie Robinson scholars. Dr. Randal Jelks will moderate the discussion with author’s Michael G. Long, Kostya Kennedy, David Naze, and Sridhar Pappu.
David Naze is the dean of academic excellence and support at Joliet Junior College in Illinois. He is the author of Reclaiming 42: Public Memory and the Reframing of Jackie Robinson’s Radical Legacy.
Sridhar Pappu is the award-winning author of The Year of the Pitcher: Bob Gibson, Denny McLain and the End of Baseball’s Golden Age. A former columnist with The New York Times and New York Observer, he also served as a staff writer at Sports Illustrated and the Washington Post and as a correspondent with The Atlantic. He was a contributor to 42 Today: Jackie Robinson and his Legacy.
Kostya Kennedy is an editorial director at Dotdash Meredith and a former senior writer at Sports Illustrated. He is a New York Times bestselling author and Casey Award winner. His latest book is True: The Four Seasons of Jackie Robinson.
Michael G. Long is an educator, author, and editor of several books on civil rights, religion, and politics. This includes multiple volumes on Jackie Robinson; Beyond Home Plate: Jackie Robinson on Life after Baseball, First Class Citizenship: The Civil Rights Letters of Jackie Robinson, Jackie Robinson: A Spiritual Biography, 42 Today: Jackie Robinson and his Legacy, and Call Him Jack: The Story of Jackie Robinson, Black Freedom Fighter
Moderator Randal M. Jelks is Professor of African and African American Studies, and American Studies at the University of Kansas. He is also a contributor to 42 Today: Jackie Robinson and his Legacy.
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