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- Collection: Freedom Papers: Black Assertions from the Archives
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Flood Letter - Letter to the Commissioner
In a 1969 letter, Curt Flood declares:
“I do not feel that I’m a piece of property to be bought and sold irrespective of my wishes…” Refusing the trade, Flood challenged baseball’s reserve clause – a provision of every major league contract that…
“I do not feel that I’m a piece of property to be bought and sold irrespective of my wishes…” Refusing the trade, Flood challenged baseball’s reserve clause – a provision of every major league contract that…
Young Josephine
A young Josephine. She challenged the prevailing image of beauty for Black women.
Cinque Birney Pamphlet
Read or download the pamphlet
Wallet Trammell Replica
A replica of a wallet fashioned out of tin containing “Freedom Papers.”
It belonged to Joseph Trammell, a free Black man who lived in the state of Virginia in 1852. Trammel’s papers guarded him against becoming someone’s property but did not…
It belonged to Joseph Trammell, a free Black man who lived in the state of Virginia in 1852. Trammel’s papers guarded him against becoming someone’s property but did not…
Curt Flood Autobiography
In his autobiography, Curt Flood writes about inequalities and racism in baseball during the 1950’s and 1960’s.