I NEVER HAD IT MADE

Nova/Brilliance, Grand Haven, Michigan, 1996.  ISBN 1-56740-114-7.  2 cassette tapes with an approximate playing time of 3 hours.  Still in shrink wrap; box shows a bit of wear, shrink wrap removed over bar code.  Read by Ossie Davis.  ‘From the early influences of family and friends, to his time at UCLA, to the army where he challenged racism and Jim Crow laws, Jackie Robinson traces his life to playing in the black leagues, frustrated by the abuses and restrictions of second-class status in professional baseball.  As Branch Rickey, president of the Brooklyn Dodgers, began to look around for a player to break the color barrier in 1946, he knew he needed a man of character who could withstand the pressures of his “Noble Experiment.”  Choosing Robinson gave both of them the chance to prove what they believed in.  Struggles that continued in his personal life and in response to the turbulent sixties are interpreted with insight by Robinson and will give listeners an added appreciation for the amazing strength of his character.’ (from rear box)