Jackie Robinson and Hank Greenberg: Blazing a Trail in Baseball History

Join award-winning Sarasota editor and publisher Liz Coursen as she discusses the lives and times of two “firsts” in baseball: Hank Greenberg, America’s first Jewish sports hero, and Jackie Robinson, the color-barrier-breaking superstar.

What made each of these men special? How did each of them cope with the incredible pressure of being the “first” and the “only,” both on and off the field? How did Greenberg and Robinson pave the way for a more progressive United States? Liz will answer these questions and more in this lively and lavishly illustrated PowerPoint lecture at the Gulf Gate Library.