Handbill, [1953, April].

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Handbill, [1953, April].

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Handbill, [April, 1953], asking fans to write or phone George Weiss, general manager of the New York Yankees, urging him to end discrimination in sports and name a negro player to the team. The lettering on the handbill is blue. The handbill was issued by the Bronx County American Labor Party.

1 handbill ; 22 x 14 cm.

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New York Yankees (Baseball team)

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The club that became the New York Yankees started as the Baltimore Orioles in 1901. American League President Ban Johnson wanted a club in New York and, after outmaneuvering the politically influential New York Giants, who did not want a competing team, Johnson moved the Orioles to New York. The first ten years of its existence, the team did not do well, contending for the pennant during only one season. In 1914, Colonel Jacob Ruppert and Tillinghast Huston purchased the team. This collection da...

Weiss, George, 1895-1973.

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