Library of Congress. National Book Festival (U.S.), sponsoring body. sponsoring body moving image videorecording government publication two-dimensional moving image dcu 2019 monographic Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, publisher 2019-08-31. eng

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1 online resource Sharon Robinson launched her new book "Child of the Dream: A Memoir of 1963" at the 2019 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Sharon Robinson. Recorded on 2019-08-31. Sharon Robinson, daughter of baseball legend and civil rights icon Jackie Robinson, is an acclaimed author as well as an educational consultant for Major League Baseball. Some of the widely praised books about her father include "Promises to Keep: How Jackie Robinson Changed America," "The Hero Two Doors Down" and "Jackie's Nine: Jackie Robinson's Values to Live By." Her newest book, "Child of the Dream: A Memoir of 1963," is a memoir about turning 13 years old -- with an inside look at the Robinson family and Sharon's attempts to discover her place in the fight for equality and justice. Sharon Robinson is also the founder of Breaking Barriers: In Sports, In Life, a baseball-themed national character education curriculum that helps empower students overcome obstacles in their lives. Robinson currently serves as vice chairman of the Jackie Robinson Foundation. https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/gdcwebcasts.190831lib0900_child_srobinson 2024696513 DLC 240513 20250607130203.7 23700231 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.8 using MARC21slim2MODS3-8_XSLT1-0.xsl (Revision 1.172 20230208) eng