“I cannot stand and sing the anthem. I cannot salute the flag; I know that I am a Black man in a white world. In 1972, in 1947, at my birth in 1919, I know that I never had it made.”

The above words were written by Jackie Robinson in his book, "I Never Had It Made:  An Autobiography", published in 1972.  Nearly five decades have gone by since its publication.  Yet what Jackie Robinson wrote about his experience of being the first Black major league baseball player could very well apply today in 2020 for many Black Americans.  So, what has changed?  

Read more in the New York Times Book Review section titled, "Jackie Robinson's Inner Struggle", by Jon Meacham.