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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
Overhead view of the "Blue Baby" operation
First closed-circuit-televised "blue baby" surgery at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, overhead horizontal view.