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Curt Flood

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Baseball was socially relevant, and so was my rebellion against it.


— Curt Flood


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All the grand work was laid for people who came after me. The Supreme Court decided not to give it to me, so they gave it to two white guys. I think that's what they were waiting for.


— Curt Flood


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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.


— Curt Flood


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Baseball regards us as sheep.


— Curt Flood


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But I want you to know that what I'm doing here I'm doing as a ballplayer, a major league ballplayer.


— Curt Flood


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Customary though it may be to write about that institutionalized pastime as though it existed apart from the general environment, my story does not lend itself to such treatment.


— Curt Flood


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I lost money, coaching jobs, a shot at the Hall of Fame.


— Curt Flood


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I was leaving probably one of the greatest organizations in hte world at that time for what was probably one of the least like, and, by God, this is America.


— Curt Flood


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I'd often wondered what would I do if I were ever traded, because it happened many, many times.


— Curt Flood


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I'll also say, yes, I think the change in black consciuosness in recent years has made me more sensitive to injustice in every area of my life.


— Curt Flood


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Did you know about Curt Flood?

Flood signed with the Cincinnati Redlegs in 1956 and made a handful of appearances for the team in 1956-57 before being traded to the Cardinals in December 1957. In 1988 he was named commissioner of the short-lived Senior Professional Baseball Association. 310.

Flood became one of the pivotal figures in the sport's labor history when he refused to accept a trade following the 1969 season ultimately appealing his case to the U. Supreme Court. Curtis Charles Flood (January 18 1938 – January 20 1997) was a Major League Baseball player who spent most of his career as a center fielder for the St.

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