Curt Flood's Invitation to the Twentieth Annual NAACP Image Awards Dinner, 1987
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Artifact Overview
In 1969, Curt Flood challenged Major League Baseball's reserve clause. Thought he lost in court, his action led to the rise of baseball's free agency several years later. Few recognized the impact of his fight for player's rights in 1969. It was almost twenty years later when Flood received the NAACP Jackie Robinson Sports Award for his courageous stand.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Invitation
Date Made
1987
Subject Date
13 December 1987
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2009.190.5.25
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Brown
White (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 3.125 in
Width: 5.125 in
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