- Collection:
- They Endure: A Chronicle of Courage Oral History Project
- Title:
- Oral history interview with Mrs. Willa Mae Robinson Walker
- Creator:
- Hall, Robert
- Contributor to Resource:
- Walker, Willie Mae Robinson, 1916-1997
- Publisher:
- Roddenbery Memorial Library
- Date of Original:
- 1982-08-15
- Subject:
- Baseball
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Grady County, Cairo, 30.87751, -84.20214
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
- Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- audio/wav
- Description:
- During an oral history interview on August 15, 1982, Mrs. Willa Mae Robinson Walker describes the baseball career of her brother, Jackie Robinson. Walker discusses racial media bias towards Robinson and several other famous Black baseball players. She talks about her career as a baseball coach in California, her family history, and community perceptions of Robinson. Funding for digitization provided by the Georgia Public Library Service, a unit of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, using Library Services and Technology Act funding through the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:zhj_tecc_rml-ohp-033b
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:zhj_tecc_rml-ohp-033b
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- [Interviewee's name] ([date of the interview]). Interview by Frank Roebuck/Robert Hall. They Endure: A Chronicle of Courage, Roddenbery Memorial Library, Cairo, GA.
- Extent:
- 34:28:00
- Original Collection:
- They Endure: A Chronicle of Courage Oral History Project
- Holding Institution:
- Roddenbery Memorial Library
- Rights:
-
