Article: Spring 1997 Issue Of American Legacy Magazine Dedicated To Black


Sun Reporter, The
02-27-1997
Spring 1997 Issue Of American Legacy Magazine Dedicated To Black History.

The saga of Jackie Robinson's dramatic breakthrough in major-league baseball 50 years ago; the all-black Texas college that whipped the Ivy League in debating; and Chicago's "Bronzeville," a "bubbling cauldron of art, music and commerce," are all featured in the spring 1997 American Legacy, a quarterly magazine published by American Heritage. Following are descriptions of some of the subjects and personalities explored in the issue.

Jackie Robinson

In "A Spectacular Season," Jule Tygiel recalls that Jackie Robinson, the grandson of a slave, became the first black man to play major-league ...

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