There’s no question Jackie Robinson had an immense influence on American culture.
The baseball legend became the first African-American athlete to play Major League baseball when he took the field for the 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers.
He not only broke the color barrier and became Rookie of the Year, National League MVP and eventually a World Series champ, he paved the way for other minority athletes and changed American history.
And he did so with courage, humility and dignity.
That’s the lesson a former sports writer-turned-author wants kids to learn by telling Robinson’s story through the eyes of a child in his recently published book “Brooklyn Bat Boy.