Robert Greene II

Strength for the Fight

History & Biography

“Gary Scott Smith’s Strength for the Fight is a wonderful book for two reasons. One, it serves as an excellent introduction to the life and times of Jackie Robinson for people only familiar with his baseball career. Second, for readers who are familiar with Robinson as a baseball player, activist, and staunch champion of the Black community, Strength for the Fight provides the kind of detail that shows Robinson’s life in a new, stark, and fresh light.”