GRACE UNDER PRESSURE
The Dodgers great endured endless abuse, but Branch Rickey told him he couldn’t fight back. Hillary does—but with a very Robinson-esque dignity.
Peter Balakian won the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for poetry and is the author of 11 books including Black Dog of Fate and The Burning Tigris, both New York Times Notable Books. He is the Rebar Professor of the Humanities at Colgate University.
The Dodgers great endured endless abuse, but Branch Rickey told him he couldn’t fight back. Hillary does—but with a very Robinson-esque dignity.