Player Chief Backs Negro leagues Rights Plan article

Date1961 June 19

DescriptionAn article titled "Player Chief Backs Negro leagues Rights Plan" that was published in the June 19, 1961 issue of the Chicago's American. The article outlines the support of the Major League Player's legal counsel for the plan by African Americans to seek equal accommodations at Spring Training.

Object numberBL-1997-00571-120

Attributes

Classificationsmanuscripts (documents)

Collection NumberBA MSS 001 Wendell Smith papers

Dimensions10.5 x 10.75 in.

Copyrighthttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

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