Good Morning POU! Today we feature the bold brave stance of Major League Baseball player Curt Flood. Who Curtis Charles Flood was and precisely his significance in baseball history is something that can't be understood just by looking at the record book. Not that Flood suffers from such an examination. He played 15 years from 1956 to 1971. He batted .293, was a … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: Black Athletes and Social/Political Protest
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Wednesday Open Thread: Famous Firsts, Blacks in Major League Baseball
Good morning Obots! Today's famous first --- Frank Robinson, the first black manager in the major leagues. While playing with the Orioles, Robinson had set his sights on becoming a major league manager. He knew the odds were against him. Despite integration of players, no black or Latino had ever managed a big league team, much less made it into the executive ranks. … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: Famous Firsts, Blacks in Major League Baseball