Curt Flood
Curt Flood
Curtis Charles Floodwas a Major League Baseballcenter fielder who spent 15-seasons in the major leagues playing for the Cincinnati Redlegs, St. Louis Cardinals, and Washington Senators...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth18 January 1938
CityHouston, TX
CountryUnited States of America
player white people
I was told by the general manager that a white player had received a higher raise than me. Because white people required more money to live than black people. That is why I wasn't going to get a raise.
slave wells paid
A well-paid slave is nonetheless a slave.
baseball unique decision
Whatever I contributed to the unique morale of the Cardinals was part of this growth, and so, of course, was my decision to have it out in public with the owners of organized baseball.
baseball years league
Dear Mr. Kuhn, After twelve years in the major leagues, I do not feel that I am a piece of property to be bought and sold irrespective of my wishes
baseball lying men
And I'd be lying if I told you that as a black man in baseball I hadn't gone through worse times than my teammates.
baseball thinking people
Everybody thinks of baseball as a sacred cow. When you have the nerve to challenge it, people look down their noses at you. There are a lot of things wrong with a lot of industries....baseball is one of them.
baseball rebellion relevant
Baseball was socially relevant, and so was my rebellion against it.
baseball establishment revelry
The baseball establishment is permissive about revelry.
pieces goods humans
I'm a human being I'm not a piece of property. I am not a consignment of goods.
baseball funny-things uniforms
The funny thing about these uniforms is that you hang them in the closet and they get smaller and smaller.