Baseball's Negroes Facing Brighter Spring article

Date1961 December 01

DescriptionAn article titled "Baseball's Negroes Facing Brighter Spring" that was written by Milton Gross and published in the December 1, 1961 issue of the Chicago American. The article outlines the segregation issues that African American players faced in Florida during Spring Training. The reverse is a story about Pat Richter.

Object numberBL-1997-00571-116

Attributes

Classificationsmanuscripts (documents)

Collection NumberBA MSS 001 Wendell Smith papers

Dimensions14.5 x 8 in.

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