pstrongThe bestselling autobiography of American baseball and civil rights legend Jackie RobinsonstrongppBefore Reggie Jackson, before Hank Aaron, baseball's stars had one undeniable trait in common they were all white. In 1947, Jackie Robinson broke that barrier, striking a crucial blow for racial equality and changing the world of sports forever. emI Never Had It Madeem is Robinson's own candid, hard-hitting account of what it took to become the first black man in history to play in the major leagues.brbremI Never Had It Madeem recalls Robinson's early years and influences his time at UCLA, where he became the school's first four-letter athlete his army stint during World War II, when he challenged Jim Crow laws and narrowly escaped court martial his years of frustration, on and off the field, with the Negro Leagues and finally that fateful day when Branch Rickey of the Brooklyn Dodgers proposed what became known as the Noble Experiment--Robinson would step up to bat to integrate and