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Free Minds and Hearts at Work: A 'This I Believe' Essay Audiobook
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In this essay originally aired in the 1950s, baseball legend Jackie Robinson reflects on fighting imperfection to create a better world in "Free Minds and Hearts at Work", his contribution to NPR’s This I Believe series. This I Believe is a National Public Radio program that features Americans, from the famous to the unknown, completing the thought that begins with the series title. The pieces that make up the program compel listeners to re-think not only what and how they have arrived at their own personal beliefs, but also the extent to which they share them with others. Featuring a star-studded list of contributors that includes John McCain, Isabel Allende, and Colin Powell, as well as pieces from the original 1950's series including Helen Keller and Jackie Robinson, the This I Believe book collection also contains essays by a Brooklyn lawyer, a woman who sells yellow pages advertising in Fort Worth, TX and a man who serves on the state of Rhode Island's parole board. The result is a stirring, funny and always provocative trip inside the minds and hearts of a diverse group of Americans whose beliefs, and the incredibly varied ways in which they choose to express them, reveal the American spirit at its best. This short audio essay is an excerpt from the audiobook edition of NPR's This I Believe anthology.
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About Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson (1919–1972) was a professional baseball player who became the first African American player in Major League Baseball in the modern era. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962. After retiring from baseball, he was on the board of the NAACP, helped open the black-owned and -operated Freedom National Bank, built low-income housing, and was active in politics.