tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989928376595084149.post1593106329003617907..comments2024-03-13T18:43:58.649-04:00Comments on Library of Clean Reads: Testing The Ice: A True Story About Jackie Robinson by Sharon RobinsonLaura at Library of Clean Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15252118683176350398noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989928376595084149.post-48695506777083259212010-03-28T15:16:01.405-04:002010-03-28T15:16:01.405-04:00Vasilios, thanks for the added historical info abo...Vasilios, thanks for the added historical info about the Montreal Royals!Laura at Library of Clean Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15252118683176350398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989928376595084149.post-79253846177999488082010-03-28T03:41:12.344-04:002010-03-28T03:41:12.344-04:00Interesting to point out that it was with the Mont...Interesting to point out that it was with the Montreal Royals, a farm team for the Brooklyn Dodgers, where Robinson broke the color barrier, in 1945, and was well received by the Montreal fans.<br /><br />Most importantly is the legacy of Jackie Robinson; that of a great baseball player, that of the first black man to play professional baseball, or that of a devoted dad facing the inner fear of walking on the ice for his daughter's safety.<br /><br />I think his daughter answered that for us and perhaps for all dads; that what fathers do outside their children's lives is dwarfed by what they share with their children during their lives.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989928376595084149.post-78345814434720331832010-03-26T17:27:33.603-04:002010-03-26T17:27:33.603-04:00Sounds like a great book to read with children.Sounds like a great book to read with children.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.com