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Multicultural Perspectives Volume 16, 2014 - Issue 2
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PART II: MEDIA, TECHNOLOGY, & MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION

The Dark Knight Rises: In 42 Jackie Robinson Saves the American Dream

Bernard BeckNorthwestern UniversityCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 86-90 | Published online: 30 Apr 2014
 
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Abstract

The movie 42 shows memorable events that have faded from our view in recent years. The events are important to the evolution of a multicultural society in America because of the importance of baseball to the common national culture that all the American people have created. Jackie Robinson's significance as a cultural hero is shown by the respect with which we do not explain him away.

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