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
Black Athletes
Monday Open Thread: Black Athletes and Social/Political Protest
Good Morning POU! This week we will feature pivotal moments in black history where black athletes took stands in social/political protests. Some will be very familiar, others only footnotes in history, but just as important nonetheless. "The Summit" On a sunny Sunday afternoon in early June 1967, several hundred Clevelanders crowded outside the offices of the Negro … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: Black Athletes and Social/Political Protest