Baseball, Race, and the Demise of the Activist Athlete
by
Abraham Iqbal Khan
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2012
Curt Flood in the Media examines the public discourse surrounding Curt Flood (1938-1997), the star center fielder for the St. Louis Cardinals throughout the sixties. In 1969, Flood was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies. At the time, all Major League Baseball players were subject to the reserve clause,...