Autographed Baseball from Rosa Parks to Curt Flood, December 18, 1994
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Simple, courageous actions that change society will inspire others. In 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama, bus to a white man. Her action helped transform race relations in America. Fourteen years later, Curt Flood challenged Major League Baseball's "reserve clause," and transformed owner-player relations in team sports. In 1994, Rosa Parks signed this baseball for Flood.
Simple, courageous actions that change society will inspire others. In 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama, bus to a white man. Her action helped transform race relations in America. Fourteen years later, Curt Flood challenged Major League Baseball's "reserve clause," and transformed owner-player relations in team sports. In 1994, Rosa Parks signed this baseball for Flood.
Artifact
Baseball (Ball)
Date Made
1994
Subject Date
18 December 1994
Creators
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Made in Haiti for the Wilson Sporting Goods Company.
Keywords
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2009.190.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Leather
Rubber (Material)
Technique
Sewing (Needleworking technique)
Color
Black (Color)
Red
White (Color)
Dimensions
Diameter: 2.75 in
Inscriptions
Printed on face of ball: Wilson®/ A1010/ PREMIUM LEATHER/ SENIOR PROFESSIONAL/ BASEBALL ASSOCIATION/ SYMMETRICALLY WOUND/ HAITI handwritten in ink: 6/ To Curt Flood/ Rosa Parks/ 12/18/94
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